deadweight

NOUN

burden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiety concern difficulty duty hardship load onus responsibility strain task tax trouble worry

STRONG

accountability affliction albatross blame care charge clog encumbrance grievance hindrance millstone misfortune mishap obstruction punishment sorrow trial work

WEAK

Herculean task ball and chain excess baggage thorn in one's side weary load

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit blessing calmness contentment ease happiness help irresponsibility peace tranquility

STRONG

encouragement exculpation exoneration praise promotion relief

NOUN

charge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concern need tax

STRONG

care commitment committal custody duty millstone must obligation office onus responsibility right safekeeping task trust ward weight

WEAK

ought

NOUN

load

Synonyms

STRONGEST

responsibility task weight

STRONG

affliction albatross care charge cumber drag drain duty encumbrance incubus liability millstone obligation onus oppression tax trouble trust worry

WEAK

excess baggage

Antonyms

STRONG

aid blessing disregard happiness help irresponsibility

WEAK

benefit

NOUN

millstone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden

STRONG

accountability affliction albatross anxiety blame charge concern cross difficulty encumbrance grievance hardship hindrance load misfortune onus punishment responsibility strain stress task trial trouble worry

WEAK

mental weight thorn in one's side

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage aid assistance benefit blessing calmness contentment ease encouragement exculpation exoneration happiness health help peace praise tranquility

NOUN

onus

Synonyms

STRONG

blame blot blur brand charge culpability duty encumbrance fault guilt incubus liability load millstone obligation odium oppression responsibility slur spot stain stigma task tax weight

WEAK

bar sinister black eye

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage benefit blank blessing exculpation exoneration irresponsibility praise

WEAK

aid help

NOUN

task

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assignment burden business duty effort exercise function project responsibility undertaking work

STRONG

bother calling charge employment enterprise errand gig grind grindstone headache labor load millstone mission nuisance occupation office onus pain province stint strain tax toil trouble vocation

WEAK

daily grind fun and games long row to hoe

Antonyms

STRONGEST

irresponsibility

STRONG

aid benefit blessing entertainment fun good health happiness health help hobby idleness inactivity pastime pleasure unemployment

NOUN

tax

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge duty

STRONG

albatross demand difficulty drain imposition load millstone onus pressure strain task weight

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage aid benefit blessing ease help peace pleasure

NOUN

weight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

load pressure responsibility strain

STRONG

albatross charge cumber duty encumbrance millstone onus oppression task

WEAK

cumbrance excess baggage tax

Antonyms

WEAK

advantage benefit pleasure solution

Example Sentences

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Measured another way: Canada in 2016 ranked sixth globally in total deadweight tonnage at its ports; in 2023, Canada ranked 23rd.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

This pattern continues in the world of international trade law, which reduces the deadweight losses from tariff and nontariff barriers to facilitate international commerce.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

Matanzas is Cuba's only terminal with the ability to receive large tankers rated for 100,000 tonnes of deadweight.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022

She'd shaken us up a little, but surely that was just an act designed to weed out the deadweight.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

deadweight

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