Burden synonyms such as bother, bundle, affliction, drift, charge, afflict, and beset. Burden is a noun, and its antonyms are relief and benefit. Additionally, here are 84 synonyms and nearby words for burden as well as words beginning with B, Bu, Bur, Burd, and Burde.
84 synonyms for burden
1. load
bundle
cargo
freight
load
pack
parcel
weight
2. responsibility
affliction
albatross
anxiety
cross to bear
cumber
encumbrance
liability
millstone
misfortune
onus
responsibility
trial
tribulation
3. gist
drift
gist
import
meaning
message
purport
significance
signification
tenor
thesis
thrust
4. overload
encumber
hamper
load
overburden
overload
trammel
weigh down
weight
5. oppress
afflict
bedevil
beset
bother
cause suffering to
cause trouble to
get someone down
grieve
harass
harrow
haunt
nag
oppress
perturb
plague
tax
torment
upset