Burden and Catch

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

Show all Definitions

Catch and burden are semantically related In some cases you can use "Catch" instead the word "Burden" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

Show all Definitions

Burden and catch are semantically related in load topic. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Catch" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

old	old burden	old catch
full	full burden	full catch
real	real burden	real catch
great	great burden	great catch
Other adjectives: huge, main, unique, major, extra.

burden anyone

catch anyone

Catch Phrase: Takeru has "I'll carry half of your burden" which he uses a lot in the early volumes, and his battle field introductions which he constantly does at least once per volumes.

Source: Light Novel / Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon aka: Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
She chooses to Take a Third Option, but that has a catch of its own: Manatsu ends up reverting into the form of an inanimate mirror, and the burden of decision is passed on to someone else at Saya's discretion.

Source: Anime / Uta Kata
Shifting the Burden of Proof: One of Miles' Catch Phrases is "try to prove a negative", highlighted in Cetaganda when Fletchir gives Miles the Cetagandan Order of Merit (their highest award), then has Miles sequestered alone with three members of the Star Creche.

Source: Literature / Vorkosigan Saga aka: Komarr

Cite this Source

Catch and Burden. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burden/catch

Burden & Catch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/burden/catch>.

Catch or Burden. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/burden/catch.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "burden" and "catch" have occurred on timeline