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1burden
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BURDEN
1
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported <the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens>
2
something one must do because of prior agreement <the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game>
Synonyms burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibility
Related Words oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onus
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