Synonyms of unburdened

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adjective

ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊnd 

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

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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
• cleared
• disburdened
• divested
• liberated
• disencumbered
• emancipated
• rescued
• unfettered
• enfranchised
• loosened
• discharged
• unbound
• sprang
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unburdened

Adjective

Raphael could certainly extract feeling from the architecture of a body and the distribution of its weight, but the majority of his faces, even the most artificially expressive ones, are unburdened by anything like a psychology. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

McIlroy had been moving around Augusta National with that bouncy gait of his, looking unburdened after completing the career Grand Slam a year ago. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Verb

But on Wednesday, Mendoza pitched herself as unburdened by political connections with a shot that appeared aimed at Johnson’s link to the Chicago Teachers Union and Giannoulias’ to wealthy political insiders. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

The mill, unburdened by the extra hardware and competitive restrictions, is even more potent, generating as much as 720 hp. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 May 2026