100 Best Synonyms for “Burden”

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.