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past participle of hamper.
past tense form of hamper.

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burdened adj.
confined adj.
laden adj.
limited adj.
responsible adj.
restricted adj.

ADJECTIVE

burdened

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laden loaded taxed

Antonyms

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unloaded

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unburdened

ADJECTIVE

confined

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circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

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bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

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bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

Antonyms

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healthy well

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free liberated unlimited

ADJECTIVE

laden

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burdened charged encumbered full oppressed taxed weighted

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fraught weighed down

Antonyms

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empty light unladen unloaded

ADJECTIVE

limited

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defined finite narrow

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bound bounded checked circumscribed confined constrained controlled curbed delimited fixed local modified particular qualified reserved restrained sectional

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determinate hemmed in precise topical

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unrestricted

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extroverted free general indefinite outgoing unbounded unlimited

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OK adequate limitless satisfactory sufficient

ADJECTIVE

responsible

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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

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at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation

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innocent right unaccountable

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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

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hampered

The authority hired a falconer and a hawk, but it failed to successfully deter the birds and the plan was hampered by opponents to the measure scattering large quantities of bird feed.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

While some Middle Eastern crude cargos are able to transit the Strait of Hormuz, fuel production has been hampered by the recent attacks on the region’s infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Fiske is at full strength after being hampered last season by a knee injury sustained at the end of his rookie year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

But efforts were hampered on Sunday by rain and rising river waters, with Nepal's disaster authorities urging rescue teams to "exercise caution".

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Metatron was hampered, but he still wasn’t hurt.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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