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Encumbered vs Encombered - What's the difference?

encumbered | encombered |

As verbs the difference between encumbered and encombered

is that encumbered is past tense of encumber while encombered is past tense of encomber.

As an adjective encumbered

is weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

encumbered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

    • Antonyms

    * unencumbered

    Verb

    (head)
  • (encumber)

    • encombered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (encomber)

    • encomber

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • (Webster 1913)