Synonyms of saddling

saddling

verb

present participle of saddle

as in loading

to place a weight or burden on

to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loading
• burdening
• filling
• packing
• encumbering
• weighting
• freighting
• weighing
• lumbering
• lading
• stacking
• piling
• ladening
• taxing
• clogging
• cluttering
• heaping
• hampering
• overloading
• afflicting
• overtaxing
• overburdening
• handicapping
• oppressing
• straining
• mounding
• pressing
• surcharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloading
• discharging
• relieving
• alleviating
• unburdening
• easing
• unlading
• lightening
• disencumbering
• disburdening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saddling

The company was merged with Musk’s AI startup, xAI, bringing in plenty of new investors — but saddling it with billions of dollars in additional debt. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

As a result, many resort to Medi-Cal, saddling the state with the healthcare costs instead of employers. — Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

That will bring a sweeping reprieve for the nation’s 700,000 stripper wells, boosting Hildebrand’s profits while saddling society as a whole with the climate fallout. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026

In seeking to increase the number of students from certain racial groups, the current UC admissions policy is setting up unprepared students to fail, oftentimes while saddling them with many thousands of dollars in student loan debt. — Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 11 June 2026

The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame. — Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Gas prices also remain elevated, saddling businesses and consumers with higher costs. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

The war in Iran, now in its third week, is causing oil prices to soar, saddling airlines with some of the highest fuel costs in years. — Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026

Through no fault of Newton’s, Faith functions less as a second protagonist than a prop to give Grace more emotional investment in the proceedings by saddling her with guilt over their estrangement or opportunities to nobly sacrifice herself. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026