Synonyms for cumber

Most common

load · overload · hamper · encumber

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.

Related words

Word family

cumbrous

Forms

Past participle

cumbered
e.g. cumbered → encumbered, hampered, loaded, overloaded…

Example sentences

• load The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
• overload I don't want to overload my phone with useless apps.
• hamper Put your dirty laundry in the hamper, not on the floor.
• encumber I am sorry to encumber you with the children.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

load¹, clog¹

6 letters

hamper², impede², fetter²

7 letters

oppress²

8 letters

overload³, restrain², obstruct², encumber³

9 letters

embarrass³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hamper² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

encombrer

Italiano

ingombrare

Deutsch

verstopfen

Català

embossar