Synonyms of unburden

unburden

verb

ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊn 

1

as in to unload

to empty or rid of cargo

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unload
• disburden
• unpack
• evacuate
• discharge
• disencumber
• relieve
• off-load
• unlade
• lighten
• empty
• free
• vacate
• void
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• load
• pack
• fill
• charge
• cram
• heap
• stuff
• jam
• jam-pack

2

as in to relieve

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

a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieve
• rid
• free
• clear
• disburden
• divest
• disencumber
• liberate
• emancipate
• loosen
• unfetter
• unchain
• rescue
• enfranchise
• redeem
• discharge
• extricate
• loose
• disentangle
• unbind
• uncage
• spring
• release
• manumit
• disengage
• deliver
• bail (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burden
• encumber
• saddle
• restrain
• hamper
• subject
• weight (down)
• bog (down)
• fetter
• shackle
• weigh down

Examples of unburden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lipa has been clear about how a good pop song can help a person to get lost in a moment, to briefly but truly unburden herself. —Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024

The tenor of the responses to Elmo reflect much of that — and some welcome dark humor in unburdening ourselves to a fuzzy puppet. —Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024

At every turn, congressional Republicans have done their best to stall or completely derail his attempts at unburdening Americans saddled with college debt. —Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024

Fabricating false papers and transporting them for the famed Dutch-Paris underground network unburdened her of guilt. —Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024