encumber | Definition of encumber

Synonyms and Antonyms of encumber

1 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine

Synonyms of encumber

clog, cramp, embarrass, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to encumber

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with encumber

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of encumber

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of encumber

aid, assist, facilitate, help

2 to place a weight or burden on

don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move

Synonyms of encumber

burden, freight, lade, laden, load, lumber, saddle, weight

Words Related to encumber

clog, clutter, fill, pack

heap, mound, pile, stack

overburden, overload, overtax, surcharge

hamper, handicap

afflict, oppress

Near Antonyms of encumber

alleviate, ease, lighten, relieve

Antonyms of encumber

disburden, discharge, disencumber, unburden, unlade, unload