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
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People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 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
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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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The book features photographs taken with disposable cameras by Ukrainian children in frontline and liberated areas, paired with personal stories and reflections.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
24 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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