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
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, perhaps unburdened by expectations and a band of superstar individuals on this occasion, PSG appears more complete and will test the Reds’ defense.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The friendship could begin unburdened, and yet the prism of impending loss would increasingly shadow their later contacts.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement And autocratic governments are anticipating a far more transactional relationship with Washington, unburdened by diplomatic discourse about human rights or the rule of law.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Burt and Irving’s apparent farewell conversation touches on one of the rare benefits of severance, where a fundamentally bad person like Burt was able to let an innocent part of himself enjoy a brief period of unburdened happiness.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, perhaps unburdened by expectations and a band of superstar individuals on this occasion, PSG appears more complete and will test the Reds’ defense.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The friendship could begin unburdened, and yet the prism of impending loss would increasingly shadow their later contacts.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement And autocratic governments are anticipating a far more transactional relationship with Washington, unburdened by diplomatic discourse about human rights or the rule of law.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Burial evidence linked to potential victims of obstetric deaths suggests not all infants who died early received proper burials or were even born free.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Sandisk includes a free download of Acronis True Image backup and migration software with the purchase of the SN8100.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 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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Today, Hampton’s legacy is one of revolutionary love, community and the audacity to imagine a liberated future.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The liberated students go wild on campus with some students like Marie trying to stop them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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