weighed down
Crushed by load
Weighed down describes being burdened or oppressed by something heavy—literally or figuratively.
A pack mule is weighed down by cargo; a person is weighed down by debt, grief, or responsibility.
The phrase suggests not just carrying weight but being slowed or hindered by it: She felt weighed down by all the decisions she had to make.
The branches were weighed down with snow.
Made difficult to move
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
impeded · taxed · strained · troubled · yoked · fettered · shackled · hobbled
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- snowed underOverwhelmed by obligations
overworked · overtaxed · stretched thin · buried · flooded · drowning · suffocated · crushed
Defeated by sheer volume
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
despondent · dejected · dispirited · demoralized · drained · beleaguered · careworn · heartsick
Oppressively heavy or dull
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- denseClosely packed together
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
cumbersome · unwieldy · bulky · solid · gravitational · lumbering · anchored · dragging
Brought under control
- suppressedForcibly held down
- repressedHeld back from expression
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
dominated · tyrannized · enslaved · marginalized · downtrodden · disenfranchised · silenced · crushed
encumbered
Made difficult to move
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
hindered · impeded · taxed · strained · troubled · yoked · fettered · shackled · hobbled · laden
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
snowed under · overworked · overtaxed · stretched thin · buried · flooded · drowning · suffocated · crushed · pressed
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
depressed · despondent · dejected · dispirited · demoralized · drained · beleaguered · careworn · heartsick · melancholy
leaden
Oppressively heavy or dull
massive · cumbersome · unwieldy · bulky · solid · gravitational · lumbering · anchored · dragging · sinking
subjugated
Brought under control
- suppressedForcibly held down
- repressedHeld back from expression
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
exploited · dominated · tyrannized · enslaved · marginalized · downtrodden · disenfranchised · silenced · crushed · trampled
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, encumbrance
- burdenedburdened, laden, loaded, overburdened, overloaded
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
- Overloadedpacked, stuffed, crammed, jammed, full
weighed downlight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
buoyant · weightless · unburdened · lightened · lifted up
weighed downunburdened
Freed from a load
carefree · lighthearted · uplifted · relieved · free
weighed downunencumbered
Free from hindrances
unfettered · unhindered · free · unrestrained · mobile
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