burden - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

weight to be borne or conveyed

Synonyms

• burden
• load
• loading

More generic

• weight

More specific

• burthen
• dead load
• live load
• millstone
• overburden
• overload
• superload

Noun

an onerous or difficult concern

Synonyms

• burden
• encumbrance
• incumbrance
• load
• onus

More generic

• concern
• headache
• vexation
• worry

More specific

• dead weight
• fardel
• imposition
• pill

Noun

the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

Synonyms

• burden

More generic

• idea
• thought

Noun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Synonyms

• burden
• core
• effect
• essence
• gist

More generic

• import
• meaning
• significance
• signification

Verb

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

Synonyms

• burden
• charge
• saddle

More generic

• command
• require

More specific

• adjure
• bear down
• deluge
• flood out
• overburden
• overwhelm

Verb

weight down with a load

Synonyms

• burden
• burthen
• weight
• weight down

More generic

• charge

Opposite / Antonyms

• unburden

More specific

• overburden
• plumb
• saddle

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