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Synonyms for Burden
ˈbɜr dnbur·den
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
burdennoun
A burden (from the Anglo-Saxon byrthen, from the verb beran, bear) is what one has to bear, and the word is used always of that which is borne by a living agent. A load (from the Anglo-Saxon lād, a way, course, carrying, or carriage) is what is laid upon a person, animal, or vehicle for conveyance, or what is customarily so imposed; as, a two-horse load. Weight measures the pressure due to gravity; the same weight that one finds a moderate load when in his full strength becomes a heavy burden in weariness or weakness. A ship's load is called distinctively a cargo, or it may be known as freight or lading. Freight denotes merchandise in or for transportation and is used largely of transportation or of merchandise transported by rail, which is, in commercial language, said to be "shipped." A load to be fastened upon a horse or mule is called a pack, and the animal is known as a pack-horse or pack-mule.
Synonyms:
cargo, charge, clog, encumbrance, freight, incubus, lading, load, pack, weight
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
burdennoun
Synonyms:
load, weight, incubus, obstruction, oppression, grief, difficulty, afflictionAntonyms:
ease, lightness, airiness, expedition, facility, acceleration, abjugation, liberation, lightheartedness, alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, consolation, disburdenment
Princeton's WordNet
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onusnoun
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
Synonyms:
preventive, lading, incumbrance, preventative, interference, payload, core, consignment, freight, lode, hitch, onus, gist, effect, burden, loading, hinderance, cargo, essence, encumbrance, load, shipment, hindrance, warheadload, loading, burdennoun
weight to be borne or conveyed
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lading, incumbrance, payload, core, consignment, freight, lode, onus, gist, effect, burden, loading, cargo, essence, encumbrance, load, shipment, warheadeffect, essence, burden, core, gistnoun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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substance, loading, perfume, meat, centre, burden, center, consequence, core, marrow, load, sum, impression, event, heart and soul, core group, upshot, effect, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, gist, inwardness, pith, heart, nucleus, onus, essence, magnetic core, outcome, encumbrance, issue, force, incumbrance, resultburdenverb
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
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incumbrance, effect, onus, loading, essence, encumbrance, gist, core, loadburden, burthen, weight, weight downverb
weight down with a load
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slant, saddle, weight, burden, weight down, burthen, angle, chargecharge, saddle, burdenverb
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
Synonyms:
saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, charge, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, burthen, blame, load, bear down, commit, weight, charge up, excite, lodge, weight down, send
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
burdennoun
burdennoun
burdennoun
Synonyms:
incumbrance, clog, impediment, incubus, drag weight, dead weightburdennoun
burdenverb
Synonyms:
load, overload, overlay, oppress, surcharge, put a burden upon
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
burdennoun
Synonyms:
load, cargo, incubus, encumbrance, weight, impediment, trial, oppression, chorus, refrainburdenverb
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How to use Burden in a sentence?
The burden and uncertainty faced by the families during this time has been unspeakable, it is my hope that this confirmation, however tragic and painful, will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board MH370.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
Something like this goes beyond the realms of the imaginable, this is a terrible burden for the relatives of the victims.
I hope that we will be able to continue to really build a better public university, where all students and all of our faculty feel welcome, we would have loved to have done it with you, but we don't want to put the burden on you, either.
Clearly, the social media has placed a whole new burden and a whole new set of questions, but not impossible ones to resolve, and I think we need to look at this very, very carefully -- which is what we're doing -- before we jump to any wholesale prohibition without understanding what the implications may be.
These folks contend that Parise Mercer was not the shooter but they can’t carry their burden of proof on that.
Translations for Burden
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- عبء, حملArabic
- цяжарBelarusian
- товар, бреме, обременявам, натоварвамBulgarian
- carga, càrregaCatalan, Valencian
- náklad, zatížení, zátěž, břemeno, bříměCzech
- byrde, læs, belastning, lastDanish
- Bürde, Last, Belastung, Verantwortung, Kummer, Sorge, belasten, beladen, aufbürden, beschwerenGerman
- βάροςGreek
- carga, responsabilidad, preocupación, gravarSpanish
- kuorma, vastuu, taakka, kuormataFinnish
- burður, byrða, byrðiFaroese
- charge, fardeauFrench
- נטלHebrew
- बोझHindi
- teherHungarian
- բեռArmenian
- bebanIndonesian
- byrði, burðurIcelandic
- preoccupazione, carico, fardello, responsabilità, onere, gravare, appioppare, rifilareItalian
- נטלHebrew
- 心配事, 負担, 積み荷Japanese
- 짐, 바리Korean
- bar, berpirsiyarîKurdish
- sarcinaLatin
- wahanga, whakawahaMāori
- бремеMacedonian
- last, bezwarenDutch
- byrde, belastning, ansvarNorwegian
- brzemięPolish
- fardo, responsabilidade, obrigação, preocupação, cargaPortuguese
- sarcinăRomanian
- бремя, тяжесть, нагрузка, ноша, груз, обуза, отяготить, обременять, обременить, отягощатьRussian
- brȅme, бре̏меSerbo-Croatian
- bremenoSlovak
- bremeSlovene
- plikt, börda, belastning, belastaSwedish
- mzigoSwahili
- dinadalang mabigatTagalog
- yükümlülük, sorumluluk, yük, zahmetTurkish
- тягарUkrainian
- 负担Chinese
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