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superincumbent

adjective as in burdensome

adjective as in weighty

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Duplicates of each were ranged in opposition, until the table groaned with its superincumbent weight.

A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.

Below us slept the waters of the bay, reflecting, in their crystal depths, the superincumbent mountains and overarching sky.

An idea may thus be gained of the very considerable amount of superincumbent materials.

Secondly, the superincumbent strata can be assigned to one period only of the archaeological series, viz.

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On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to superincumbent, such as: demanding, difficult, onerous, oppressive, taxing, and carking.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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