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单词 encumber
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Synonyms of 'encumber'

burden, load, embarrass, saddle
hamper, restrict, handicap, slow down
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(verb) 
Definition
to burden with a load or with debts
The company is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with ten years ago.
Synonyms
burden
We decided not to burden him with the news.
load
embarrass
saddle
The war saddled the country with huge foreign debt.
oppress
The atmosphere in the room oppressed her.
obstruct
Drivers who park illegally obstruct the flow of traffic.
retard
Continuing violence will retard negotiations.
weigh down
(verb) 
Definition
to hinder or impede
fishermen encumbered with bulky clothing and boots
Synonyms
hamper
I was hampered by a lack of information.
restrict
The shoulder straps restrict movement.
handicap
Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.
slow down
cramp
She was worried that her dad would cramp her style.
inhibit
buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air
clog
The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.
hinder
Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies.
inconvenience
overload
an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork
impede
Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers.
weigh down
trammel
incommode (formal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clog
Definition
to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter
The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.
Synonyms
obstruct,
block,
jam,
hamper,
hinder,
impede,
bung,
stop up,
dam up,
occlude (formal),
congest
in the sense of cramp
Definition
to confine or restrict
She was worried that her dad would cramp her style.
Synonyms
restrict,
hamper,
inhibit,
hinder,
check,
handicap,
confine,
hamstring,
constrain,
obstruct,
impede,
shackle,
circumscribe,
encumber
in the sense of handicap
Definition
to make it difficult for (someone) to do something
Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.
Synonyms
hinder,
limit,
restrict,
burden,
hamstring,
hamper,
hold back,
retard,
impede,
hobble,
encumber,
place at a disadvantage

Nearby words of
encumber

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  • end

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