Words Like BURDEN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to BURDEN.

24 Alternative Words Similar to burden

1 Load Noun      Synonym Words Like Load
2 Effect Noun      Synonym Words Like Effect
3 Essence Noun      Synonym Words Like Essence
4 Core Noun      Synonym Words Like Core
5 Gist Noun      Synonym Words Like Gist
6 Concern Noun      Synonym Words Like Concern
7 Idea Noun      Synonym Words Like Idea
8 Import Noun      Synonym Words Like Import
9 Meaning Noun      Synonym Words Like Meaning
10 Significance Noun      Synonym Words Like Significance
11 Signification Noun      Synonym Words Like Signification
12 Thought Noun      Synonym Words Like Thought
13 Weight Noun      Synonym Words Like Weight
14 Worry Noun      Synonym Words Like Worry
15 Charge Verb      Synonym Words Like Charge
16 Saddle Verb      Synonym Words Like Saddle
17 Command Verb      Synonym Words Like Command
18 Compel Verb      Synonym Words Like Compel
19 Require Verb      Synonym Words Like Require
20 Birth Noun      Synonym Words Like Birth
21 Burdening Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Burdening
22 Fardel Noun      Hyponym
23 Millstone Noun      Hyponym
24 Superload Noun      Hyponym

5 examples of burden

1 a ship of a hundred tons burden
2 a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds
3 to burden a nation with taxes
4 the burden of a prayer
5 that's a load off my mind

10 definitions of burden

1 That which is borne or carried; a load.
2 That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
3 The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
4 The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
5 The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
6 A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
7 A birth.
8 To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
9 To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload.
10 To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
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