Synonyms of unburdened

unburdened 1 of 2

adjective

as in free

no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful

now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handicapped
• hindered
• encumbered
• hobbled

unburdened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unburden

1

as in unloaded

to empty or rid of cargo

the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unloaded
• discharged
• unpacked
• disburdened
• evacuated
• disencumbered
• relieved
• off-loaded
• unladed
• freed
• emptied
• lightened
• vacated
• cleared
• voided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loaded
• packed
• filled
• charged
• stuffed
• crammed
• heaped
• jammed
• jam-packed

2

as in relieved

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieved
• rid
• freed
• ridded
• cleared
• disburdened
• divested
• disencumbered
• liberated
• emancipated
• rescued
• unfettered
• enfranchised
• loosened
• unbound
• discharged
• sprang
• sprung
• unchained
• loosed
• released
• disengaged
• uncaged
• extricated
• redeemed
• manumitted
• disentangled
• delivered
• bailed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdened
• saddled
• encumbered
• subjected
• restrained
• hampered
• weighted (down)
• bogged (down)
• shackled
• fettered
• weighed down