Synonyms of encumbered

encumbered 1 of 2

adjective

as in hindered

Related Words

• hindered
• handicapped
• hobbled

Dissimilar Words

• free
• quit
• shut (of)
• released
• liberated
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• freed
• delivered
• unimpeded
• unhampered

encumbered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of encumber

1

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• shackled
• inhibited
• fettered
• stymied
• cramped
• trammeled
• hobbled
• constrained
• delayed
• blocked
• tied up
• restrained
• manacled
• clogged
• short-circuited
• handcuffed
• interfered (with)
• disrupted
• hog-tied
• tied
• held back
• bound
• frustrated
• thwarted
• reined
• stifled
• retained
• tethered
• curbed
• balked
• cramped one's style
• held up
• gave a hard time
• mired
• retarded
• leashed
• checked
• confined
• chained
• strangled
• braked
• choked
• barricaded
• arrested
• bogged (down)
• baffled
• smothered
• haltered
• derailed
• suffocated
• blockaded
• sabotaged
• roadblocked
• muzzled
• repressed
• foiled
• suppressed
• stumped
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• aided
• helped
• facilitated
• opened
• cleared
• liberated
• freed
• released
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• promoted
• smoothed
• unstopped
• made way
• unplugged
• unclogged
• furthered

2

as in loaded

to place a weight or burden on

don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loaded
• burdened
• filled
• saddled
• packed
• weighted
• ladened
• freighted
• lumbered
• weighed
• stacked
• laded
• taxed
• piled
• cluttered
• hampered
• clogged
• overloaded
• overburdened
• afflicted
• handicapped
• heaped
• overtaxed
• oppressed
• surcharged
• pressed
• strained
• mounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• unloaded
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• relieved
• alleviated
• disburdened
• lightened
• eased
• unladed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encumbered

Adjective

Now Democrats have a chance to replace Platner with a new candidate—someone who is, perhaps, less encumbered—and redouble their efforts to flip Collins’s seat. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Verb

Then there was the fact that Skarsgård was encumbered by his costume. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026

The open publishing model that allows anyone to develop an application and distribute it to a small circle of friends or colleagues to solve a niche problem is now encumbered by formal identity verification. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Already in play is Manhattan Beach Studios, another Hackman Capital property encumbered by a $240-million loan from Deutsche Bank that the lender is in the process of selling. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The Mavericks now begin a comprehensive search for their next head coach, hoping their next candidate is a promising figure with little regard for the spree of bad luck that has encumbered this organization. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Many analysts noting the stock’s run-up due to news in March of price increases and a general sense of relief that the company wouldn’t be encumbered by a massive acquisition of traditional assets. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026

His brand of athleticism is predicated on a bouncy explosiveness that shouldn’t be encumbered with unnecessary bulking. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

It will be encumbered neither by norms nor the exigencies that compel speech in a democratic society. — Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

The department is required to be paid fair market value for any land that is purchased, rented or encumbered, according to a September 2025 appraisal of the property. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026