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unburdens

verb , present tense third-person singular of unburden

Synonyms and Antonyms of unburdens

1 to empty or rid of cargo

the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it

Synonyms of unburdens

disburdens, discharges, disencumbers, off-loads, unlades, unloads, unpacks

Words Related to unburdens

frees, lightens, relieves

clears, empties, evacuates, vacates, voids

Near Antonyms of unburdens

charges, crams, fills, heaps, jam-packs, jams, stuffs

Antonyms of unburdens

2 to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry

Synonyms of unburdens

clears, disburdens, disencumbers, divests, frees, relieves, rids

Words Related to unburdens

discharges, emancipates, enfranchises, liberates, loosens, looses, manumits, releases, springs, unbinds, uncages, unchains, unfetters

bails (out), delivers, redeems, rescues

disengages, disentangles, extricates

Near Antonyms of unburdens

bogs (down), fetters, hampers, restrains, shackles, subjects, weighs down, weights (down)

Antonyms of unburdens

burdens, encumbers, saddles

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