Synonyms for burdensome
ˈbɜr dn səmbur·den·some

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burdensomeadjective

   Of or like a burden; arduous or demanding

   Synonyms:
   onerous, taxing, arduous, demanding, exacting

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burdensome, onerous, taxingadjective

   not easily borne; wearing

   "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

   Synonyms:
   onerous, taxing

   Antonyms:
   light

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burdensomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   heavy, oppressive, onerous

2. burdensomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   troublesome, grievous, hard to bear

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "burdensome":

   onerous, cumbersome, heavy, costly, expensive, binding, tedious, bulky

How to pronounce burdensome?

How to say burdensome in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1563","1"],["1590","4"],["1607","1"],["1620","1"],["1624","1"],["1629","1"],["1630","1"],["1635","3"],["1637","1"],["1638","2"],["1643","1"],["1644","2"],["1647","2"],["1648","8"],["1650","2"],["1659","1"],["1660","1"],["1662","2"],["1665","1"],["1667","1"],["1668","1"],["1670","1"],["1672","1"],["1673","1"],["1676","5"],["1678","2"],["1680","3"],["1681","2"],["1682","5"],["1683","5"],["1684","1"],["1686","1"],["1689","1"],["1690","3"],["1692","1"],["1694","3"],["1696","1"],["1698","9"],["1699","7"],["1700","4"],["1701","2"],["1702","4"],["1703","7"],["1704","4"],["1705","6"],["1706","7"],["1707","11"],["1708","7"],["1709","2"],["1710","5"],["1711","9"],["1713","8"],["1714","12"],["1715","4"],["1716","4"],["1717","11"],["1718","5"],["1719","4"],["1720","21"],["1721","9"],["1722","11"],["1723","12"],["1724","12"],["1725","15"],["1726","10"],["1727","21"],["1728","12"],["1729","11"],["1730","23"],["1731","19"],["1732","17"],["1733","7"],["1734","14"],["1735","22"],["1736","9"],["1737","17"],["1738","40"],["1739","39"],["1740","35"],["1741","10"],["1742","2"],["1743","13"],["1744","23"],["1745","13"],["1746","5"],["1747","29"],["1748","31"],["1749","22"],["1750","29"],["1751","49"],["1752","37"],["1753","48"],["1754","51"],["1755","81"],["1756","22"],["1757","45"],["1758","37"],["1759","33"],["1760","17"],["1761","36"],["1762","14"],["1763","46"],["1764","42"],["1765","23"],["1766","50"],["1767","44"],["1768","42"],["1769","26"],["1770","48"],["1771","29"],["1772","33"],["1773","47"],["1774","55"],["1775","33"],["1776","52"],["1777","61"],["1778","41"],["1779","57"],["1780","25"],["1781","44"],["1782","36"],["1783","42"],["1784","75"],["1785","78"],["1786","76"],["1787","120"],["1788","145"],["1789","81"],["1790","86"],["1791","98"],["1792","120"],["1793","120"],["1794","69"],["1795","74"],["1796","113"],["1797","91"],["1798","101"],["1799","99"],["1800","185"],["1801","309"],["1802","188"],["1803","325"],["1804","262"],["1805","222"],["1806","280"],["1807","251"],["1808","262"],["1809","343"],["1810","381"],["1811","446"],["1812","464"],["1813","218"],["1814","341"],["1815","257"],["1816","280"],["1817","390"],["1818","510"],["1819","280"],["1820","500"],["1821","358"],["1822","708"],["1823","523"],["1824","632"],["1825","889"],["1826","642"],["1827","509"],["1828","678"],["1829","649"],["1830","839"],["1831","615"],["1832","602"],["1833","570"],["1834","580"],["1835","805"],["1836","910"],["1837","632"],["1838","653"],["1839","892"],["1840","973"],["1841","889"],["1842","835"],["1843","1007"],["1844","894"],["1845","877"],["1846","1008"],["1847","960"],["1848","1164"],["1849","820"],["1850","1134"],["1851","1178"],["1852","1294"],["1853","1456"],["1854","1488"],["1855","1108"],["1856","1438"],["1857","1132"],["1858","956"],["1859","1150"],["1860","1172"],["1861","749"],["1862","661"],["1863","832"],["1864","825"],["1865","839"],["1866","899"],["1867","837"],["1868","815"],["1869","899"],["1870","902"],["1871","886"],["1872","1028"],["1873","1026"],["1874","1127"],["1875","1070"],["1876","1377"],["1877","1342"],["1878","1116"],["1879","1110"],["1880","1346"],["1881","1133"],["1882","1584"],["1883","1604"],["1884","1507"],["1885","1540"],["1886","1461"],["1887","1410"],["1888","1513"],["1889","1254"],["1890","1353"],["1891","1400"],["1892","1813"],["1893","1502"],["1894","1499"],["1895","1833"],["1896","1951"],["1897","1714"],["1898","1895"],["1899","2434"],["1900","2443"],["1901","2480"],["1902","2202"],["1903","2420"],["1904","2523"],["1905","2312"],["1906","2260"],["1907","2168"],["1908","2364"],["1909","2185"],["1910","2317"],["1911","2170"],["1912","2215"],["1913","2371"],["1914","2326"],["1915","2193"],["1916","2120"],["1917","2193"],["1918","1786"],["1919","2070"],["1920","2646"],["1921","2475"],["1922","2512"],["1923","1965"],["1924","1907"],["1925","1958"],["1926","1808"],["1927","2106"],["1928","2177"],["1929","1995"],["1930","2230"],["1931","2062"],["1932","1913"],["1933","1873"],["1934","1992"],["1935","2299"],["1936","2299"],["1937","2114"],["1938","2198"],["1939","2297"],["1940","2214"],["1941","1901"],["1942","1632"],["1943","1393"],["1944","1267"],["1945","1593"],["1946","1887"],["1947","2326"],["1948","2597"],["1949","2833"],["1950","2868"],["1951","2913"],["1952","2607"],["1953","2760"],["1954","2463"],["1955","2928"],["1956","2784"],["1957","3340"],["1958","3065"],["1959","3253"],["1960","3752"],["1961","4162"],["1962","4059"],["1963","4563"],["1964","4376"],["1965","4756"],["1966","5487"],["1967","5838"],["1968","6324"],["1969","6014"],["1970","6143"],["1971","5864"],["1972","6061"],["1973","5898"],["1974","5629"],["1975","5709"],["1976","5867"],["1977","6187"],["1978","6056"],["1979","6465"],["1980","6892"],["1981","6624"],["1982","7011"],["1983","7746"],["1984","7843"],["1985","7988"],["1986","8492"],["1987","8533"],["1988","9154"],["1989","9442"],["1990","10169"],["1991","9836"],["1992","11058"],["1993","11036"],["1994","12393"],["1995","12197"],["1996","13091"],["1997","13570"],["1998","14236"],["1999","14642"],["2000","16010"],["2001","16176"],["2002","17298"],["2003","19343"],["2004","19563"],["2005","19172"],["2006","21336"],["2007","22130"],["2008","27940"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use burdensome in a sentence?

1. Marcus Aurelius:

   Nothing is burdensome if taken lightly, and how nothing need arouse one’s irritation so long as one doesn’t make it bigger than it is by getting irritated.

2. Mark Takano:

   This resolution really would present an unduly burdensome and pointless paperwork exercise for VA and will ultimately reveal nothing that is not already known about VA’s wait time calculations.

3. Chas Roy-Chowdhury:

   We do not wish to see the EU become a destination which businesses consider too reputationally risky and administratively burdensome in which to invest.

4. Glass Lewis in its report:

   We do not believe that adoption of this proposal would be overly burdensome for the company.

5. Roger Williams:

   Certainty is key for small businesses, and under the Biden administration, businesses are operating in fear of the next costly new regulation that will come down the pipeline, as Main Street America continues to deal with rampant inflation and the consequences of the Biden administration’s failed economic policies, we should be looking for ways to make it easier for businesses to operate and compete, not inundate them with burdensome new paperwork.