UNBURDENING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

unburdening

verb

present participle of unburden

as in unloading

to empty or rid of cargo the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it

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as in relieving

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry

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Recent Examples of unburdening A lot of other researchers have published essays or long posts on social media, unburdening themselves of their concerns as well. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 The narrator observes that being able to share the big secret with someone brings unburdening relief. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026 Prevc is left with only history after unburdening the weight of his promise. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 But Nevils is doing more than just unburdening herself. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 Of Landfair unburdening herself of the anchor that came with saying her name aloud. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026 Maybe that’s why companies like RadAI, which focus on unburdening the physician’s workflow rather than subbing in for their expertise, have been so successful. — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

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Getting thousands of sailors and tons of equipment off the ship is like unloading a small city.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
Koons, one of the world’s most famous living artists, is said to be unloading the works in order to fund his own practice.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of unloading

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The suddenness of it all was terrifying, even paralyzing, and yet, at the same time, oddly relieving.

— Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Haldea noted that dividend recaps provide liquidity, relieving the pressure to sell without ultimately resolving the valuation gap.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of relieving

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The city is continuing to replace lead pipes with copper ones in the older houses in the community with funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), ridding the community of pipes that might harm people or contaminate water.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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