unburdened

adjective

un·​bur·​dened ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊnd How to pronounce unburdened (audio)
Synonyms of unburdenednext
: not burdened : having no weight or load
unburdened by the expectations of others

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now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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But the music could scarcely feel more unburdened—the sound of an artist stretching the borders of their sound ever further into a hostile world. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026 Their newest roams freer musically, with an unburdened wandering feel. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026 Junior engineers who are AI-native are becoming the production layer—fast, fluent and unburdened by the old way. — Muamer Cisija, Forbes.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Looking back across six decades of Cannes triumphs, scandals, detours and reinventions, Schlöndorff sounds surprisingly unburdened by it all. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unburdened

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First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unburdened was in 1548

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