unencumbered
/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnɛnkˈʌmbɚd] /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbərd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnɛnkˈʌmbɚd] /ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd How to pronounce unencumbered (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unencumbered — adjective
- unencumberedpositive
- more unencumberedcomparative
- most unencumberedsuperlative
1. free from any burden, restriction, or obligation that could slow you down or mak
free from any burden, restriction, or obligation that could slow you down or make it hard to act or live freely
After selling his old car, Dario felt unencumbered by monthly payments and insurance costs.
feel / be unencumbered by [financial obligations]
The dancers moved across the stage unencumbered by heavy costumes or restrictive footwear.
unencumbered by + physical objects
Camila preferred an unencumbered lifestyle with few possessions and no long-term commitments.
Without children and with a stable income, Tara lived an unencumbered life of travel.
- free
broader and much more common — can also mean costing no money or not physically trapped
- unburdened
focuses on relief from emotional or mental weight rather than practical obstacles
- unimpeded
typically describes physical movement without obstruction, not lifestyle or financial freedom
- unrestricted
emphasises absence of rules or limits rather than absence of burdens
- encumbered
the direct opposite — burdened, weighed down, or obstructed
- burdened
carrying a heavy load (literal or figurative)
- hampered
prevented from moving or acting freely by an obstacle
文法句型
be unencumbered by [noun phrase]
an unencumbered [noun]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a 'by'-phrase that names what someone or something is free from (e.g., unencumbered by debt, unencumbered by heavy luggage). Also used attributively before a noun (an unencumbered lifestyle) to describe a way of living or acting that has no constraints.