100 Best Synonyms for “Burden”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. accountability Responsibility for actions or results.
2. affliction Something causing pain or hardship.
3. albatross A persistent, troublesome burden.
4. answerability Obligation to explain or justify.
5. assignment A task or duty given.
6. baggage Emotional or practical load carried.
7. ball and chain A heavy restraint or obligation.
8. bane A cause of distress or ruin.
9. bar Something that prevents or hinders.
10. barrier Something preventing movement or progress.
11. bind A restrictive obligation or tie.
12. brake Something that slows progress.
13. burthen An archaic form meaning burden.
14. care A worry or responsibility.
15. challenge A demanding task or situation.
16. charge A duty or responsibility entrusted.
17. claim A demand on attention or resources.
18. commitment A serious obligation or promise.
19. concern A matter causing worry.
20. cost A loss or sacrifice required.
21. cross A personal trial or suffering.
22. curse Something causing great trouble.
23. deadweight Something useless that weighs down.
24. demand A pressing requirement or claim.
25. difficulty Something hard to deal with.
26. disadvantage An unfavorable condition or obstacle.
27. downside A negative aspect or drawback.
28. drag Something that slows or weighs down.
29. drawback A disadvantage or unwanted difficulty.
30. duty A moral or legal responsibility.
31. emotional baggage Past issues carried emotionally.
32. emotional load Emotional weight or responsibility.
33. encumbrance Something that hinders or weighs down.
34. exaction An excessive demand or charge.
35. exertion Physical or mental effort.
36. expense A cost or charge.
37. fallout Unpleasant consequences.
38. fetters Restraints limiting freedom or progress.
39. financial load Money-related burden or pressure.
40. freight A heavy load or cargo.
41. grind Long, tedious hard work.
42. handicap A disadvantage that limits progress.
43. hangover Lingering effect causing difficulty.
44. hardship Severe difficulty or suffering.
45. heaviness A feeling of weight or seriousness.
46. hindrance Something that makes progress difficult.
47. hitch A temporary difficulty or delay.
48. hurdle An obstacle to overcome.
49. impediment Something that blocks or delays progress.
50. imposition An unfair or unwanted demand.
51. indebtedness State of owing money or duty.
52. labor Hard work or effort.
53. legacy Something troublesome inherited from the past.
54. liability A disadvantage or responsibility causing trouble.
55. limitation A restricting condition or weakness.
56. load Something heavy to carry or bear.
57. loss Something given up or suffered.
58. mental load Invisible planning and worry work.
59. millstone A heavy, oppressive responsibility.
60. mission An assigned task or duty.
61. money pit Something requiring endless spending.
62. necessity Something unavoidable or required.
63. obligation Something one is required to do.
64. obstacle Something blocking progress or success.
65. onus A duty or responsibility to bear.
66. oppression A heavy, crushing pressure.
67. ordeal A very difficult experience.
68. overhead Ongoing cost or administrative load.
69. penalty A disadvantage suffered as consequence.
70. plague A persistent source of trouble.
71. pressure Demand or stress placed on someone.
72. price A cost paid for something.
73. problem A matter causing difficulty.
74. psychic weight Heavy mental or emotional pressure.
75. repercussion An indirect, troublesome consequence.
76. requirement Something that must be done.
77. resource drain Something consuming valuable resources.
78. responsibility A duty one must handle.
79. restraint Something limiting freedom or action.
80. restriction A limiting rule or condition.
81. shackle A restraint or limiting burden.
82. slog A long, difficult effort.
83. snag A small problem or obstacle.
84. stewardship Responsible care or management.
85. strain Pressure that is hard to bear.
86. stress Mental or emotional pressure.
87. stumbling block A difficulty that prevents progress.
88. task A piece of work required.
89. tax A heavy demand or strain.
90. tether A restraint limiting freedom.
91. tie A binding duty or connection.
92. toll A damaging cost or strain.
93. trammel A restriction or hindrance.
94. trial A difficult test or experience.
95. trouble Difficulty, worry, or inconvenience.
96. undertaking A task or project taken on.
97. weight A heavy pressure or responsibility.
98. workload Amount of work to handle.
99. worry A source of anxiety or concern.
100. yoke An oppressive duty or restraint.