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
Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement And autocratic governments are anticipating a far more transactional relationship with Washington, unburdened by diplomatic discourse about human rights or the rule of law.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
By doing so, Mr. Trudeau wards off the likely collapse of his minority government and gives the Liberals time to choose a leader unburdened by his dismal poll numbers.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But as the pre-game activities make clear, the spirits were unburdened and the feel was loose.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The friendship could begin unburdened, and yet the prism of impending loss would increasingly shadow their later contacts.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement And autocratic governments are anticipating a far more transactional relationship with Washington, unburdened by diplomatic discourse about human rights or the rule of law.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
By doing so, Mr. Trudeau wards off the likely collapse of his minority government and gives the Liberals time to choose a leader unburdened by his dismal poll numbers.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But as the pre-game activities make clear, the spirits were unburdened and the feel was loose.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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The problem for the Ducks is that free agency looks to be a depressed market after Mitch Marner, and that’s if the Toronto Maple Leafs star makes it to July 1.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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All three services have free tiers with similar features, though RingCentral Video supports slightly longer meetings.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 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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Today, Hampton’s legacy is one of revolutionary love, community and the audacity to imagine a liberated future.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The liberated students go wild on campus with some students like Marie trying to stop them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.
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