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
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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it
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as in relieved
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry
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Recent Examples of unburdened
Davon Loeb, Parents, 7 June 2025
In a vacuum, Real Women Have Curves is a rather unburdened delight.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This is your moment to celebrate with your nearest and dearest, unburdened by the pressures that accompany the upcoming nuptials.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Spread across a kitchen table, the maps fueled dreams of cross-country travel, unburdened by the reality of endless hours in an overstuffed vehicle.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Fast forward, now as a teacher and parent, I am unburdened by summer employment and summer childcare anxiety.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 7 June 2025
In a vacuum, Real Women Have Curves is a rather unburdened delight.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This is your moment to celebrate with your nearest and dearest, unburdened by the pressures that accompany the upcoming nuptials.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Spread across a kitchen table, the maps fueled dreams of cross-country travel, unburdened by the reality of endless hours in an overstuffed vehicle.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Crucially, during the launch period of the Pixel 9 Pro, Google offered a free 12-month subscription to Google AI Pro for those purchasing the handset.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Dealers are replace the rear axle shaft assemblies in the affected vehicles for free.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Dec. 2024
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They are also relieved that the war, for now, has ended.—
Loubna Mrie,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2024
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Those phrases, used among student protestors to voice support for a liberated Palestinian people, were viewed by some in the Jewish community as manifestations of hate.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Similar themes crop up in the opera: Four female astronauts board a spaceship in hope of preserving the human race on a new planet, only for their mission to be privatized halfway through the journey by a venture capitalist, their liberated lives suddenly jeopardized.—
Hugh Morris,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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