encumbered
Laden with obstacles
Encumbered means burdened or weighed down, whether physically or figuratively.
A hiker encumbered by a heavy pack moves slowly.
Property encumbered by liens or mortgages has legal claims against it.
Someone encumbered by debt or obligations lacks freedom to act: She was encumbered by family responsibilities.
The opposite, unencumbered, suggests freedom from such burdens.
Made heavy by burden
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
hindered · impeded · bogged down · overloaded · strapped · taxed · oppressed · beset
Heavily weighted down
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- carryingHolding and moving
hauling · lugging · bearing · freighted · packed · dragging · schlepping · toting
Obstructed or slowed
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- restrictedLimited in scope
- slowedReduced velocity
hobbled · obstructed · blocked · restrained · confined · immobilized · limited · unwieldy
Limited in scope
- boundSecured or destined
- obligatedRequired by duty
- liableLegally responsible for something
- contractedReduced in size
committed · tied · enjoined · constrained · regulated · beholden · answerable · accountable
Pledged as debt security
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- overleveragedExcessively burdened by debt
- collateralizedBacked by pledged assets
foreclosed · in arrears · underwater · defaulted · bankrupt · insolvent · secured · bonded
weighed down
Made heavy by burden
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
hampered · hindered · impeded · bogged down · overloaded · strapped · taxed · oppressed · beset · plagued
laden
Heavily weighted down
carrying · hauling · lugging · bearing · freighted · packed · dragging · schlepping · toting · shouldering
impeded
Obstructed or slowed
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- restrictedLimited in scope
slowed · hobbled · obstructed · blocked · restrained · confined · immobilized · limited · unwieldy · awkward
restricted
Limited in scope
contracted · committed · tied · enjoined · constrained · regulated · beholden · answerable · accountable · duty-bound
mortgaged
Pledged as debt security
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- overleveragedExcessively burdened by debt
collateralized · foreclosed · in arrears · underwater · defaulted · bankrupt · insolvent · secured · bonded · obligated
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- burdenedburdened, laden, loaded, weighed down, overburdened
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- necessitiesbasics, essentials, need, essential, needs
- funding statusfunded, unfunded, underfunded, overfunded, self-funded
encumberedunencumbered
Free from hindrances
unburdened · burdenless · unhindered · unimpeded · free
encumberedunencumbered
Free from hindrances
clear · unmortgaged · free and clear · debt-free · unattached
encumberedunencumbered
Free from hindrances
unimpeded · unhindered · unobstructed · free · aided