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burden
noun as in mental weight; stress
Strongest matches
anxiety, concern, difficulty, duty, hardship, load, onus, responsibility, strain, task, tax, trouble, worry
Strong matches
accountability, affliction, albatross, blame, care, charge, clog, encumbrance, grievance, hindrance, millstone, misfortune, mishap, obstruction, punishment, sorrow, trial, work
Weak matches
Herculean task, ball and chain, deadweight, excess baggage, thorn in one's side, weary load
verb as in encumber, strain
Strongest matches
afflict, bother, depress, encumber, hamper, hinder, lade, oppress, overload, overwhelm, weigh down
Strong matches
crush, cumber, impede, load, obligate, overcharge, pile, press, snow, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, worry
Weak matches
bear down on, dish it out, dish out, dump on, give it to, make heavy, saddle with, snow under, stick it to
Example Sentences
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called for economic growth driven by higher incomes, and her cabinet is currently compiling an economic stimulus package that will include measures to ease the burden of rising living costs.
From the players’ perspective, the week off is both a benefit and a burden.
Twenty-seven percent of renters are severely burdened, spending more than 50% of their income on housing.
The added financial burden could simply be enough to cause these houses of worship to close their doors for good.
It outlined a series of recommendations aimed at boosting manufacturing viability of green construction products and alter the tax burden to support eco-friendly homes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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