OVERBURDEN Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overburden

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈbər-dᵊn

Definition of overburden

as in to overload

to fill or load to excess it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear

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Recent Examples of overburden Three midfielders did arrive, but there was an assumption Willock was going to leave, so that is part of the reason why Newcastle look overburdened in that area. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In a letter opposing the permit for gas turbines at Colossus 1, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America warned that the project could add health risks in a region already overburdened with asthma and other respiratory problems. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 All of these projects can collectively overburden a business with compliance debt. — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The few places that can take kids like this are completely overburdened. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overburden

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Earlier this week, Curt Cignetti took a shot at the conference after the initial CFP rankings was overloaded with SEC teams.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Leaking roofs, unsanitary bathrooms, rodents, overloaded class schedules, lack of heating in colder months and a failing higher education admissions system only compounded the issue.

— Sarah Gidick, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of overload

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Keeping the ship flying night after night took around 100 roadies and stagehands, who had to disassemble it, load it up, haul it to the next city and reassemble it after every gig.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
Crude oil tankers are docked and loaded at the Bajo Grande oil terminal on Lake Maracaibo in San Francisco, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 1, 2026.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of load

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Civil rights groups have warned that data centers are often built in communities already burdened by pollution and climate risk.

— Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies have shown the combined state and municipal tax systems have disproportionately burdened the poor and middle class.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

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