Synonyms for overburden

Most common

overload · inundate · overencumber

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Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To overload or overtax.

2. n. 1

   The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.

Forms

Plural

overburdens → mullocks…

Past participle

overburdened
e.g. overburdened → overloaded, surcharged, inundated, oppressed…

Example sentences

• overload I don't want to overload my phone with useless apps.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

swamp¹, attle

7 letters

oppress², mullock, forwork

8 letters

overload³, inundate³

9 letters

surcharge², overpoise

12 letters

overencumber

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oppress² = 2 syllables).