burdened

Examples

• All

• Angels are less material, less corporally burdened creatures than Adam and Eve, and therefore within this system, therefore they're superior.

• Likewise the self groaning under the burden of the cover baggers.

• She was burdened by the responsibility of caring for her ailing parents.

• After a long day at work, he returned home burdened and exhausted.

Synonyms

W

weighed down

vsburdened

• Informal

6 4.5

Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired

is limited to physical carrying, not feelings or responsibilities

O

overloaded

vsburdened

3 4.2

Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity

means carrying weight without implying danger or excess

L

loaded down

vsburdened

1 4.1

Carrying a heavy load like bags or boxes

is the broader state of having weight on the body

O

overladen

vsburdened

1 7.0

Carrying more weight or things than it can safely hold

describes carrying weight but not necessarily exceeding capacity

H

heavy-laden

vsburdened

5.5

Carrying a large load, for example snow on branches

is the general idea of carrying weight without extra detail

W

weighted

vsburdened

4.1

Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired

refers only to physically carrying a load, not tiredness

E

encumbered

vsburdened

7.1

Not able to move easily because of heavy things or too many duties

focuses on carrying weight without saying movement is slowed

H

heavy as a dead donkey

vsburdened

• UK

9.9

Much heavier than it looks and hard to lift

denotes carrying weight in a neutral, non‑exaggerated way

Antonyms

U

unencumbered

8 6.8

Free from worries, duties, debts and other things that hold you back

L

light

1 2.1

With very little luggage when travelling

How Heavy

overloaded

3 4.2

to laden

• Archaic

1 4.8

burdened

4.3

light

1 2.1

unburdened

5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology