cumber

[kuhm-ber] / ˈkʌm bər /

VERB

hamper

Synonyms

STRONG

burden delay encumber hinder impede inhibit load obstruct oppress overload saddle tax trouble

WEAK

hold back slow down weigh down

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid allow assist boost facilitate forward further help promote relieve support unburden

Example Sentences

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“I can carry thee right well, as the good friar did. The harp and the crutches we shall strap on so they will not cumber us.”

From Literature

It made him feel cumbered and foolish, and he wondered once more why he was here.

From Literature

Within these modest limits we have brought the greater part of that monstrous host of crosses which cumber the dictionaries.

From Project Gutenberg

In every day of his life he was occupied with many things, but he was never cumbered.

From Project Gutenberg

None but the dead and wounded cumbered the decks.

From Project Gutenberg