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past tense form of hamper.
past participle of hamper.

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burdened adj.
confined adj.
laden adj.
limited adj.
responsible adj.
restricted adj.

ADJECTIVE

burdened

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laden loaded taxed

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unloaded

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unburdened

ADJECTIVE

confined

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circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

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bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

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bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

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healthy well

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free liberated unlimited

ADJECTIVE

laden

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burdened charged encumbered full oppressed taxed weighted

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fraught weighed down

Antonyms

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empty light unladen unloaded

ADJECTIVE

limited

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defined finite narrow

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bound bounded checked circumscribed confined constrained controlled curbed delimited fixed local modified particular qualified reserved restrained sectional

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determinate hemmed in precise topical

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unrestricted

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extroverted free general indefinite outgoing unbounded unlimited

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OK adequate limitless satisfactory sufficient

ADJECTIVE

responsible

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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

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at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation

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innocent right unaccountable

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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

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Word of the senior departures spread across the industry Friday, creating worries that Fannie’s ability to provide stability to prices and activity could be hampered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Kenya’s Red Cross said early Wednesday that search and recovery efforts were ongoing at the crash site, but had been hampered by difficult terrain and an active fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The tourists are hampered by Babar's hand injury, and stand-in captain Salman said he would have batted had he won the toss.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

This is the stench that hampered Hong’s campaign.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was hard to see things clearly, and their range of motion was severely hampered by the cumbersome costumes.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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