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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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unburdened
verb
past tense of unburden
Synonyms & Antonyms of unburdened (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to empty or rid of cargo
- the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it
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2
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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- cleared,
- disburdened,
- disencumbered,
- divested,
- freed,
- relieved,
- rid
- (also ridded)
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of unburdened was in 1548
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