Burdens

Synonyms for "burdens" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

afflict afflictions constraintcost of compliancedemands distress

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

duty encumber encumbrance impose levy load obligation

Related words (13)

Noun(13 words)

onus oppress overhead overload plague responsibility sorrows strain taxtax burdentorments weight worry

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

constraint dutyemotional conditionload obligation overheadpsychological stateresponsibilitytransitive verbweight

More specific

19 entries

administrative burdencargocognitive loadcompliance burdenemotional burdenfinancial burdenlevy luggagemoral burdenoppress overburden overload payload plagueprofessional burdenpsychological load

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Collocations

7 entries

administrative burdenburdensome taskfinancial burdenheavy burdenmoral burdenpsychological burdenregulatory burden

Inflections

2 entries

burdened burdening

Derivations

5 entries

burden burdened burdening burdenment burdensome

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Everyone has their own burdens.

Source: tatoeba (4010211)

Taxation according to income is the most effective instrument yet devised to obtain just contribution from those best able to bear it and to avoid placing onerous burdens upon the mass of our people.

Source: tatoeba (5287346)

The ass and the mule carry burdens, the horse (which is graced by a mane) carries us; the camel the merchant with his wares.

Source: tatoeba (7356029)

Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens: and they built for Pharaoh cities of tabernacles, Phithom, and Ramesses.

Source: tatoeba (7961281)

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