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.
  •laden (adjective)
  • full,
  • weighed down,
  • charged,
  • weighted,
  • Taxed,
  • fraught,
  • oppressed.

• 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)
  • disorder,
  • confound,
  • muddle,
  • bedlamize,
  • clutter,
  • discreate,
  • mess up*,
  • blend,
  • involve,
  • litter,
  • mistake,
  • tousle,
  • disarrange,
  • rumple,
  • disorganize,
  • snarl up,
  • entangle,
  • muss up,
  • disarray,
  • tumble,
  • embroil,
  • tangle,
  • discombobulate,
  • intermingle,
  • mingle,
  • jumble.
  •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:

  •Other relevant words:
  • gloomy,
  • intimidated,
  • oppressive,
  • heavy,
  • barricaded,
  • bothered,
  • responsible,
  • debt,
  • under obligation,
  • shackled,
  • Overfraught,
  • indebted,
  • in the hole,
  • pregnant,
  • Tasked,
  • overloaded,
  • owing,
  • Lumbered,
  • confined,
  • overladen,
  • liable,
  • in debt,
  • Freighted,
  • accountable,
  • stiffened,
  • burdened with debt,
  • strong,
  • tightened,
  • in hock,
  • tied up,
  • beholden,
  • retarded,
  • in arrears,
  • loaded,
  • answerable for,
  • inactive,
  • clayey,
  • with child,
  • disturbed,
  • burdensome,
  • cloggy,
  • in the red,
  • Interfered,
  • overtaxed,
  • suppressed,
  • overweighted,
  • in dire straits,
  • Overfreighted,
  • Prevented,
  • forcible,
  • Debarred,
  • saddled,
  • Incumbered,
  • straitened,
  • Precluded,
  • in difficulty,
  • deep,
  • embarrassed,
  • overburdened,
  • Cumbered,
  • occluded,
  • overcharged,
  • bounded,
  • Throttled,
  • Bridled.

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.