Burden and Necessity

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

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Necessity and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Burden and necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Necessity".

emotional	emotional burden	emotional necessity
sheer	sheer burden	sheer necessity
logical	logical burden	logical necessity
actual	actual burden	actual necessity
Other adjectives: constant, unfortunate, cruel, tragic, social, psychological, military, economic, financial.

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