OVERBURDENED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in worried

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verb

past tense of overburden

as in overloaded

to fill or load to excess it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear

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Adjective

The expansion’s Council proponents have never really addressed this point beyond emotional appeals to the plight of overburdened tenants. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 Healthcare economists say giving people access to preventive healthcare saves taxpayers money in the long run by keeping the workforce healthy and relieving pressure on an overburdened system. — Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 She and the community health workers who report to her know most of their clients are used to being ushered through an overburdened public clinic in 10 minutes, maybe getting handed a scribbled prescription on their way out. — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026 The snow is likely to be heavy and wet, NWS said, so watch out below for overburdened tree branches and sagging power lines. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 Yet the additional necessary infrastructure, including water and power, new roads and, of course, dramatically increased police and fire protection fell to the overburdened local municipalities. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Isaac and Mulligan play Josh Martin and Lindsay Crane-Martin, the overburdened manager of the Monte Vista Port Country Club and his emotionally unfulfilled wife. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 Instead of dreaming about the White House, Pritzker must forgo his national appearances and focus his efforts on Illinois and Chicago, relieve overburdened taxpayers, address our costly number of governmental bodies and develop plans to retain businesses as well as encourage more to locate here. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 The bill takes a step further in expanding solar access across the state by establishing a pilot program to bring solar to low-income and overburdened communities. — Killian Duborg, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

People not in those team meetings won’t know if the Panthers coaches overburdened their players. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 Three midfielders did arrive, but there was an assumption Willock was going to leave, so that is part of the reason why Newcastle look overburdened in that area. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In a letter opposing the permit for gas turbines at Colossus 1, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America warned that the project could add health risks in a region already overburdened with asthma and other respiratory problems. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 The few places that can take kids like this are completely overburdened. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 As populations age, healthcare systems become overburdened, and governments fail to sufficiently expand or change those systems, preventing preventable diseases is more vital than ever. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026 The Legislature has repeatedly rejected stiffer criminal penalties for wayward operators and stymied efforts to let cities or counties pick up enforcement slack when state inspectors are overburdened. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026 But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026 Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened

Adjective

For my worried patient, that study was not a countdown clock on his chance to become a dad.

— Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
In the Vatican, some pilgrims were worried, hopeful and a little disappointed.

— Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of worried

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The 40-foot homemade boat was overloaded with 64 people, who panicked and jumped overboard after De La Rosa began stabbing people, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.

— David Goodhue October 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Electrical issues — like faulty wiring, overloaded power strips, and improper extension cord usage — are the leading cause of fatal fires so far this year.

— Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of overloaded

Adjective

Elsewhere around the town square, feelings range from cautious to noncommittal, from sorrowful to suspicious.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Cynically or not, Chin and Vasarhelyi understand that these primal thrills are enough to distract us from the frustrating and sorrowful truth at the center of the story.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sorrowful

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Officers then cuffed the youngster as he was loaded into an ambulance and hospitalized for a fractured femur and a nasty bruise on his head, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s dad, Mahmoud Saleh, in Brooklyn Federal Court.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Each assembly keeps its own filament loaded, ready for the next time it's needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

Adjective

The dispute could present a problem for Raman, who rode DSA support to an upset City Council victory in 2020 but has since frustrated some DSA members with her positions on policing, housing development, and Israel.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
With the upset win over the Ravens, Cleveland moves to 4-2 and into a tie with Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

The investigation centered on $10 million connected to a $67 million settlement with Centene Corporation over allegations the company overcharged Florida's Medicaid program.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The White House has started sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their insurance.

— Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcharged

Adjective

There’s also reassuring initial bite at the top of the travel, yet the setup doesn’t feel grabby or overly anxious in everyday driving situations.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Gong’s collection followed the emotional arc of unrequited love, from the first spark and the anxious wait to the social-media sleuthing, a date, and the sudden disappearance that follows.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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