Standard Lemma guide

unencumbered

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/
  • General-American: /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚd/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N EH0 N K AH1 M B ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Free of encumbrance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Not subject to any claims.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

free of encumbrance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • inherited an unencumbered estate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: encumbered

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not burdened with cares or responsibilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • living an unencumbered life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + encumbered.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: необременен (neobremenen) — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • German: unbelastet — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Latin: expedītus — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Manx: neuchumrit — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Māori: māmā — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Serbo-Croatian: neopterećen — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Serbo-Croatian: bezbrižan — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • Turkish: yüksüz — not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
  • German: unbehindert — free of encumbrance
  • Serbo-Croatian: neopterećen — free of encumbrance
  • Serbo-Croatian: nezadužen — free of encumbrance
  • Serbo-Croatian: bez duga — free of encumbrance
  • Turkish: engelsiz — free of encumbrance
  • German: unbelastet — of property, not subject to any claims
  • German: unverschuldet — of property, not subject to any claims
  • Serbo-Croatian: neoperećen — of property, not subject to any claims
  • Serbo-Croatian: nezadužen — of property, not subject to any claims
  • Turkish: borçsuz — of property, not subject to any claims
  • Turkish: hacizsiz — of property, not subject to any claims
  • Turkish: ipoteksiz — of property, not subject to any claims