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
James Grebey, Time, 25 July 2025
Perhaps no human artist could tolerate producing such soulless lackluster, but an AI is unburdened by shame.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
First Steps is a fine enough movie that's under a lot of pressure and scrutiny; The Incredibles is an unburdened masterpiece with similar characters, a similar look, some similar themes, and a similar score.
—James Grebey, Time, 25 July 2025
Perhaps no human artist could tolerate producing such soulless lackluster, but an AI is unburdened by shame.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Verb
Startups now have access to builders trained at scale, unburdened by legacy processes and driven by a desire for impact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
Adjective
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Alvarado said that, to her, the holiday means being free.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Looking for a free mini puzzle?—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since the beginning of the year, Green, who is CEO and chairman, has unloaded more than one million shares of the company worth nearly $200 million (pretax).—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Though relieved to see the show continue on, Mowry-Housley said she and twin sister Tia were baffled by the change.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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After my long flight home, I was relieved that the late-night visitor turned out to be nothing more than city workers on the job (and their job in this case, while surprising, didn't turn out to be too destructive).—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This phenomenon is prevalent in stories of Fannie Berry, a freed woman known for her tales about the days of enslavement.—
Sarah Rex,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Russian propaganda calls it the restoration of liberated territories.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those phrases, used among student protestors to voice support for a liberated Palestinian people, were viewed by some in the Jewish community as manifestations of hate.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Agents detained two suspects – including one at the scene of the crime – but later released them and cleared them of any involvement.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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