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adjective

as in worried

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overburdened

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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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Recent Examples of overburdened
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
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 Under the plan, people pay more during peak times and less when the grid is not overburdened. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 In Texas, 27% of attorneys in rural counties are already overburdened and exceeding recommended caseload guidelines. — Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026 But the ERRs report being overburdened, not least by the hardships in communicating with funders. — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened
  1. worried
  2. overloaded
  3. sorrowful
  4. loaded
  5. upset
  6. overcharged
  7. anxious
  8. stuffed
Adjective
  • When Republican lawmakers secured cuts to the United States' largest food assistance program last year, Paige Shoemaker DeMio wasn't worried about children going hungry just at home — but at school.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mattfeld is excellent in what could easily have been a thankless role, playing Ricky with the mien of someone who is always holding it together, years of disappointment and condescension and expectation keeping her eyes worried and jaw tight.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of worried
Verb
  • The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday after word spread of her death and was inaccessible for more than two hours.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This behavior reflects a generation that is deeply committed to their pets and has no trouble finding information about how to care for them but can be easily overloaded with conflicting information and a paradox of choices about what to do next.
    — Mita Malhotra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of overloaded
Adjective
  • 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
  • All four stars ably play the stoic and sorrowful notes required of them, without finding many secondary or contrasting ones in their dialogue.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sorrowful
Verb
  • When referee Rick Knox confiscated the belt, Christian loaded up his wrist brace with a wrench.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the top of the sixth with the Mets up 1-0 and the bases loaded, Lavender was brought in to get out of a jam for right-hander Christian Scott.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of loaded
Adjective
  • An upset victory in Alaska for Democrats would be a massive step toward achieving that goal.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy appeared upset during the sidebar but returned to the defense table with a stoic expression.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Marathon paid the additional amount, while arguing that they were being overcharged and taxed for business that did not occur in Carson, but rather in other jurisdictions.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcharged
Adjective
  • History suggests that anxious allies who are not reassured by their more powerful patron will invest in their own defense.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For me, Sliman was pouring water on a dormant seed anxious to sprout.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxious
Verb
  • Zucchini and cabbages are stuffed; fish is cooked with tahini.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When my husband comes home and stands in front of the refrigerator stuffed with bags of mulberry leaves, his face takes on an unnatural look.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuffed

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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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