Synonyms and Antonyms of burden

synonym (synonym of burden)

  • (noun.cognition)
    encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus
    an onerous or difficult concern (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    load, loading
    weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    core, effect, essence, gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    burthen, weight, weight down
    weight down with a load (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    charge, saddle
    impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication)
     

antonym (antonym of burden)

  • (verb.contact)
    disburden, unburden
    take the burden off; remove the burden from (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (burden IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • an onerous or difficult concern (noun.cognition)
    concern, headache, vexation, worry
    something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)
     
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication)
    command, require
    make someone do something (verb.communication)
     
  • the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse (noun.cognition)
    idea, thought
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)
     
  • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun.communication)
    import, meaning, significance, signification
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
     
  • weight down with a load (verb.contact)
    charge
    fill or load to capacity (verb.contact)
     
  • weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact)
    weight
    an artifact that is heavy (noun.artifact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF burden relation)

  • an onerous or difficult concern (noun.cognition)
    dead weight
    an oppressive encumbrance (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    fardel
    a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    imposition
    an uncalled-for burden (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    pill
    something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured (noun.cognition)
     
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication)
    overburden
    burden with too much work or responsibility (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bear down
    exert a force or cause a strain upon (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    deluge, flood out, overwhelm
    charge someone with too many tasks (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    adjure
    command solemnly (verb.communication)
     
  • weight down with a load (verb.contact)
    plumb
    weight with lead (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    saddle
    load or burden; encumber (verb.contact)
     
  • weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact)
    burthen
    a variant of `burden' (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    dead load
    a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    live load, superload
    a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    millstone
    any load that is difficult to carry (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    overburden, overload
    an excessive burden (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    overload
    an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power (noun.artifact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from burden)

  • an onerous or difficult concern (noun.cognition)
    burden, charge, saddle
    impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication)
     
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication)
    charge, commission, mission
    a special assignment that is given to a person or group (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus
    an onerous or difficult concern (noun.cognition)
     
  • weight down with a load (verb.contact)
    burthen
    a variant of `burden' (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    burden, load, loading
    weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    weight
    an artifact that is heavy (noun.artifact)
     
  • weight to be borne or conveyed (noun.artifact)
    burden, burthen, weight, weight down
    weight down with a load (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lade, laden, load, load up
    fill or place a load on (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    load
    put (something) on a structure or conveyance (verb.contact)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation encumbrance incumbrance load loading core effect disburden unburden weight concern idea thought import meaning burthen dead load live load superload millstone overburden burthen lade laden load charge commission
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. encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus . load, loading . core, effect, essence, gist . burthen, weight, weight down . charge, saddle . disburden, unburden . concern, headache, vexation, worry . command, require . idea, thought . import, meaning, significance, signification . charge . weight . dead weight . fardel . imposition . pill . overburden . bear down . deluge, flood out, overwhelm . adjure . plumb . saddle . burthen . dead load . live load, superload . millstone . overburden, overload . overload . burden, charge, saddle . charge, commission, mission . burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus . burthen . burden, load, loading . weight . burden, burthen, weight, weight down . lade, laden, load, load up . load


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