as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it
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as in relieved
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry
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Recent Examples of unburdened
Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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Adjective
By doing so, Mr. Trudeau wards off the likely collapse of his minority government and gives the Liberals time to choose a leader unburdened by his dismal poll numbers.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Given that the Browns have gone through two waves of free agency without adding a clear-cut starting quarterback, there’s either a long-term plan or there were multiple misses along the way.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Saquon Barkley, signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency in 2024 after the Chicago Bears pursued him, challenged Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, finishing with 2,005 yards before leading the team to a Super Bowl LIX victory.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Dec. 2024
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They are also relieved that the war, for now, has ended.—
Loubna Mrie,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Quant, whose name was synonymous with London’s Swinging ’60s and its fashion, offered young women a new, more liberated way of dressing, free from the girdles and restrictive undergarments that their mothers and grandmothers had worn.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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Asylum is not what Kadiatou, who is the most burdened of the four yet who also unexpectedly emerges feeling the most liberated, finds in America.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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People freed from slavery were largely able to stake their claim on the area in the mid-1800s because white settlers passed it over.—
Karina Atkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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