Definition for Encumbered:

• loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; " a summer resort... encumbered with great clapboard- and- stucco hotels"- A. J. Liebling; " a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; " an encumbered estate"

Synonyms for Encumbered:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • encumbered.
  •handicapped (adjective)
  • curbed,
  • limited,
  • crippled,
  • stymied,
  • checked,
  • foiled,
  • restricted,
  • Mentally Disabled,
  • blocked,
  • disadvantaged,
  • wounded,
  • balked,
  • impeded,
  • Deterred,
  • restrained,
  • disabled,
  • obstructed.

• n.

  •burdened (noun)
  • burdened.
  •clogged (noun)
  • clogged.
  •encumbered (noun)
  • involved,
  • heavy-laden,
  • loaded down,
  • mired,
  • mortgaged.

• v.

  •burden (verb)
  • dump on,
  • give it to.
  •charge (verb)
  • fill,
  • buy on credit,
  • commit,
  • run up.
  •clog (verb)
  • Entrammel.
  •confuse (verb)
  • rumple,
  • discreate,
  • snarl up,
  • tousle,
  • muddle,
  • disorder,
  • tangle,
  • blend,
  • jumble,
  • litter,
  • bedlamize,
  • clutter,
  • intermingle,
  • involve,
  • mistake,
  • muss up,
  • disarrange,
  • discombobulate,
  • confound,
  • disorganize,
  • mingle,
  • disarray,
  • embroil,
  • entangle,
  • tumble.
  •cramp (verb)
  • inhibit.
  •delay (verb)
  • slacken,
  • interfere,
  • put off,
  • stay,
  • gain time,
  • linger,
  • bide time,
  • withhold.
  •encumber (verb)
  • hang up,
  • saddle with.
  •hindered (verb)
  • fettered,
  • plugged,
  • complicated,
  • Snagged,
  • tangled,
  • barred,
  • snarled,
  • interrupted,
  • countered,
  • Caught,
  • fouled,
  • entangled,
  • constipated,
  • stopped,
  • Dammed,
  • jammed,
  • choked,
  • cramped,
  • Hampered,
  • inhibited,
  • Hamstrung,
  • Detained,
  • Hindered,
  • paralyzed,
  • baffled,
  • Entrapped,
  • impaired,
  • opposed,
  • bottlenecked,
  • braked,
  • Crimped,
  • thwarted,
  • delayed,
  • Bunged,
  • Stayed,
  • frustrated,
  • congested,
  • Resisted,
  • Dragged,
  • constrained.
  •penalized (verb)
  • disciplined,
  • Judged,
  • deducted,
  • Discounted,
  • Abated,
  • drew back,
  • punished,
  • fined,
  • drawn back,
  • forfeited,
  • corrected,
  • penalized,
  • chastised.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • handicapped,
  • laden,
  • Physically Challenged,
  • Physically Disabled.
  •Other relevant words:
  • adjourn,
  • afflict,
  • arrest,
  • bar,
  • bear down on,
  • block,
  • book,
  • bother,
  • bottle up,
  • box up,
  • burden,
  • chalk up,
  • charge,
  • check,
  • choke,
  • circumscribe,
  • clamp,
  • clasp,
  • clog,
  • close,
  • confine,
  • congest,
  • constrain,
  • coop up,
  • cram,
  • cramp,
  • crowd,
  • crush,
  • cuff,
  • cumber,
  • curb,
  • dam up,
  • dawdle,
  • debit,
  • defer,
  • depress,
  • detain,
  • deter,
  • dilly-dally,
  • discommode,
  • discourage,
  • dish out,
  • drag,
  • embarrass,
  • encumber,
  • entrust,
  • fasten,
  • fetter,
  • filibuster,
  • glut,
  • grip,
  • hamper,
  • hamstring,
  • handicap,
  • heap,
  • hinder,
  • hog-tie,
  • hold,
  • hold over,
  • hold up,
  • impede,
  • impregnate,
  • incommode,
  • inconvenience,
  • instill,
  • intermit,
  • jam,
  • keep,
  • keep back,
  • lade,
  • lag,
  • lay over,
  • leash,
  • limit,
  • load,
  • loiter,
  • nick,
  • object,
  • obligate,
  • obstruct,
  • occlude,
  • oppress,
  • overburden,
  • overcharge,
  • overload,
  • overwhelm,
  • pack,
  • paste,
  • penetrate,
  • permeate,
  • pervade,
  • pile,
  • plug,
  • postpone,
  • press,
  • prevent,
  • procrastinate,
  • prolong,
  • prorogue,
  • protract,
  • ram,
  • remand,
  • repress,
  • restrict,
  • saddle,
  • saturate,
  • seal,
  • shackle,
  • shelve,
  • slow down,
  • stall,
  • stave off,
  • stop up,
  • stopper,
  • strain,
  • stuff,
  • stymie,
  • suffuse,
  • suspend,
  • table,
  • tarry,
  • tax,
  • temporize,
  • thwart,
  • tie,
  • trammel,
  • transfuse,
  • trouble,
  • try,
  • vex,
  • weigh,
  • weigh down,
  • weight,
  • worry,
  • snow under,
  • retard,
  • make difficult,
  • dish it out,
  • go into hock,
  • incur debt,
  • make heavy,
  • put on account,
  • put on one's card,
  • put on the cuff,
  • put on the tab,
  • receive credit,
  • stick it to.

Paraphrases for Encumbered:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unencumbered, secured, subject, recorded.
  • Verb, past participle
    bothered, obstructed, preoccupied, embroiled, Hindered, impaired, Hampered, frustrated, guaranteed, disturbed, undermined, Precluded, impeded, jeopardised, engraved, burdened, Incurred, inscribed, Jeopardized, endeavoured, diminished, endowed, Entered, reported, constrained, Seconded, burned, restrained, implicated, restricted, affected, consumed, prejudiced, Curtailed, insured, concerned, nullified, troubled, impacted, afflicted, Catered, overwhelmed, disrupted, Urged, covered, Challenged, weakened, engaged, resourced, Begun, Prevented, mortgaged, Recruited, Hamstrung, Instituted, assigned, retained, distracted, handicapped, Accommodated, expended, Embarked, stifled, mired, documented, inhibited, allocated, bound, baffled, embodied, Borne, Worked, Earmarked, tracked, Undertaken, reflected, Vacated, dented, contracted, charged, Channelled, sworn, thwarted, preserved, Captured, promised, stymied, Compromised, commited, populated, Performed, bonded, effected, addressed, perplexed, etched, blocked, dedicated, assured, hired, Deployed, strained, indisposed, appropriated, designed, elected, Cared, completed, contained, Bridged, allotted, initiated, Served, used, equipped, seized, appointed, manned, fulfilled, located, Assessed, started, utilized, puzzled, Stalled, pledged, spent, beset, featured, occupied, plagued, inhabited, tied, chosen, taped, wedded, Operated, alright, Provided, employed, Stationed, handled, set, saved, discharged, stunted, vexed, Appealed, Tackled, stamped, linked, haunted, held, Lodged, Logged, ok, staffed, filled, Taxed, satisfied, Fitted, Looked, posted, Dealt, Met, Acted, figured, secured, recorded.

• Other Related

  • Verb, past tense
    secured.

Antonyms for Encumbered:

• adj.

  • all
    unencumbered.
  • handicapped
    Helped, aided, supported.
  • laden
    light, unladen, empty, unloaded.

• imp. & p. p.

  • Other antonyms:
    unmortgaged, burdenless, unburdened.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    uninvolved.

• v.

  • burden
    relieve.
  • charge
    pay cash, pay by check.
  • clog
    open, unclog, clear, Unencumber, Unstop, free, unblock.
  • confuse
    separate, order, organize.
  • cramp
    release, allow, let go.
  • delay
    expedite, advance, hurry, further, rush, dispatch, speed, hasten.
  • encumber
    help, aid, assist.

Encumbered Sentence Examples:

• Nevertheless, The Macdermots is a good novel, and worth reading by any one who wishes to understand what Irish life was before the potato disease, the famine, and the Encumbered Estates Bill.

• Encumbered with their lances, bows, arrows and hanging dresses, they had to search the whole house, from top to bottom, in quest of Black Tom; and when he was found, a like search was made for Jowler.