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
Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
This brief moment when they’re physically engaged is both their most intimate and their most tense — all the love, the unspoken desire for closeness and softness, and all the competition and struggle that Leguizamo wants to express come through, unburdened of speech.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Maya Walsh-Little, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
The most mobile Americans are recent college graduates who are brimming with potential, searching for work and unburdened by major responsibilities.
—Cristobal Young, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The non-polarized majority, independents and moderates prioritizing kitchen-table issues over partisan theater will likely gravitate toward a GOP unburdened by Trump’s shadow.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
This brief moment when they’re physically engaged is both their most intimate and their most tense — all the love, the unspoken desire for closeness and softness, and all the competition and struggle that Leguizamo wants to express come through, unburdened of speech.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Being unburdened by pressure and performance leaves more room for fantasy.
—Maya Walsh-Little, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
The most mobile Americans are recent college graduates who are brimming with potential, searching for work and unburdened by major responsibilities.
—Cristobal Young, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Moon’s poems suggest Buddhist ideologies and Korean temples, yet the works remain largely free of cultural-specific imagery and are, instead, naturalistic or universal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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She’s visibly relieved to learn that the potential young father plays the saxophone.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The other seven openings and the coaches who were relieved are Baltimore (John Harbaugh), Cleveland (Kevin Stefanski), the New York Giants (Brian Daboll), Las Vegas (Pete Carroll), Tennessee (Brian Callahan), Arizona (Jonathan Gannon) and Atlanta (Raheem Morris).—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The freed people were forced out of Mercer County.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film was notable for its liberated portrayal of sexuality, including a famous scene of Bardot dancing, which also expanded the popularity of French cinema around the world.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
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And God Created Woman had a major impact on the liberated screen romances of the next decade, including those made by the French New Wave.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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However, he was cleared after police interviewed several witnesses who confirmed his alibi.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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The heath at Hermaness looked wild, but it was mostly cleared by the cropping of sheep.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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