unburdened

adjective

un·​bur·​dened ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊnd How to pronounce unburdened (audio)
: not burdened : having no weight or load
unburdened by the expectations of others

Examples of unburdened in a Sentence

now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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But as the pre-game activities make clear, the spirits were unburdened and the feel was loose. Steve Hochman, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025 On social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok, raising your ya ya ya means being unburdened, with many users posting their ya ya ya as affirmations. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 One of the great novels of the twenty-first century, By the Lake is markedly unburdened by the inner turmoil of McGahern’s previous work. Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Finally, employers will appreciate a happier workforce that’s more productive and unburdened by wearing uncomfortable headsets for hours on end. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unburdened 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unburdened was in 1548

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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburdened. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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