overburden

/ˈoʊvɚbˈɝdən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. burden with too much work or responsibility
2. load with excessive weight

noun

1. the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
2. an excessive burden

Synonyms for overburden

• overload

Words that rhyme with overburden

• burden
• unburden
• berdan
• birden
• burdon
• chadderdon
• derden
• durden
• jerden
• murden
• purdon
• virden
• werden
• worden
• yerdon