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
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
Then the newly unburdened Joe steps out of his car and kills Dane.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Fully remote companies, unburdened by office costs, are channeling those resources into high-impact areas: mental health support, virtual connection programs, wellness initiatives, and focused learning & development.
—Cara Brennan Allamano, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
Then the newly unburdened Joe steps out of his car and kills Dane.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Fully remote companies, unburdened by office costs, are channeling those resources into high-impact areas: mental health support, virtual connection programs, wellness initiatives, and focused learning & development.
—Cara Brennan Allamano, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Start a free trial now to start watching some of the best soccer players in the world hit the pitch.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 July 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
Adjective
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An album that presents itself as stark and liberated feels too much like a product of creative compromise.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Their wildly liberated sound, which mixes punk and dembow and rap, doesn’t sound like anyone else out there.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
15 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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