Encumbrance

//ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns//

Synonyms for "encumbrance" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(1 words)
burden

Strong matches (30)

Related words (50)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

derived

3 entries

derived from

1 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

11 entries

Translations

38 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • бреме noun (burden)
  • ипотека noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • товар noun (burden)

Danish

4 entries
  • belastning noun (burden)
  • byrde noun (burden)
  • hindring noun (burden)
  • hæmsko noun (burden)

Finnish

2 entries
  • rasite noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • taakka noun (burden)

German

4 entries
  • Belastung noun (burden)
  • Grundstückslast noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • Schuldenlast noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • Verschuldung noun (interest, right, burden or liability)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • jelzálog noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • megterhelés noun (burden)
  • megterhelés noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • súly noun (burden)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • കുടിക്കടം noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • ബാധ്യത noun (burden)

Māori

2 entries
  • hūnuku noun (burden)
  • whakararu noun (burden)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • belastning noun (burden)

Polish

2 entries
  • obciążenie noun (burden)
  • obciążenie noun (interest, right, burden or liability)

Swedish

1 entries
  • börda noun (burden)

Turkish

4 entries
  • borç noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • engel noun (burden)
  • ipotek noun (interest, right, burden or liability)
  • mesuliyet noun (burden)

Uyghur

3 entries
  • تاپ noun (burden)
  • دەردىسەر noun (burden)
  • سېلىق noun (burden)

Welsh

1 entries
  • llyffethair noun (interest, right, burden or liability)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Since the temperature has warmed, my coat has become an encumbrance.

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Tom thought an umbrella would be a needless encumbrance, which is why he's now soaking wet.

Source: tatoeba (10119773)

Some consideration was necessary to decide whether or not to leave his rifle there. On the return, carrying the girl and a pack, it would be added encumbrance[…]

Source: wiktionary

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