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Synonyms for cumbersome
ˈkʌm bər səmcum·ber·some

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. cumbersomeadjective

    Synonyms:
    cumbrous

  2. cumbersomeadjective

    burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.

    Synonyms:
    cumbrous

  3. cumbersomeadjective

    Not easily managed or handled; awkward

    Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.

    Synonyms:
    cumbrous

  4. cumbersomeadjective

    Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with

    A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

    Synonyms:
    cumbrous

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cumbersome, cumbrousadjective

    difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

    "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"

    Synonyms:
    inept, inapt, cumbrous, awkward, clumsy, ill-chosen

    Antonyms:
    felicitous, wieldy

  2. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosenadjective

    not elegant or graceful in expression

    "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

    Synonyms:
    cumbrous, unenviable, feckless, ungainly, ill-chosen, tactless, fumbling, clumsy, inapt, gawky, awkward, bunglesome, bungling, inept, incompetent, unwieldy, embarrassing, clunky, ill at ease(p), uneasy, sticky

    Antonyms:
    wieldy, felicitous

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cumbersomeadjective

    Synonyms:
    burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous

  2. cumbersomeadjective

    Synonyms:
    unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. cumbersomeadjective

    Synonyms:
    burdensome, troublesome, unwieldy, unmanageable

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How to use cumbersome in a sentence?

  1. Canadian Solar:

    The policy framework needs to be improved vastly. Documentation is cumbersome. Land acquisition is time-consuming. Securing debt funding in India and financial closures is a tough task.

  2. Tiffany Friesen:

    People liked what it stood for, what it meant, we weren't just changing it from Confederate because it was too long or too cumbersome or old-fashioned. We were changing it because it stood for something that we didn't care to uplift. And if we're going to replace it, let's replace it with something we do want to uplift.

  3. Belinda Clur:

    The traditional shopping centre model is turning on its head, creative, niche, differentiated store types now seem preferred to replicated options and smaller, focused formats seem favoured over large, cumbersome alternatives.

  4. Richard Isaacson:

    In an ideal world, a portable at-home device that could offer this therapy would be the eventual goal, for now, it's cumbersome to receive these treatments, as specialized equipment is needed. It can also be time-intensive and costly as well.

  5. Gary Paulin:

    It's a really cumbersome process with around 80 reporting fields, it's a real pain and it costs money.


Translations for cumbersome

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  • ثقيلArabic
  • неудобен, обременителен, тежъкBulgarian
  • beschwerlich, schwerfällig, mühsam, sperrig, hinderlich, lästig, umständlich, schwierigGerman
  • δυσκίνητοςGreek
  • pesadoSpanish
  • käsitellä, kömpelö, rasittava, hankalasti, vaivalloinen, hankalaFinnish
  • pénible, encombrantFrench
  • बोझिलHindi
  • difficile da usare, ingombranteItalian
  • מסורבלHebrew
  • 성가신Korean
  • zwaar, onhandig, hinderlijk, lastig, moeizaam, log, moeilijkDutch
  • tungvintNorwegian
  • niewygodny, nieporęczny, uciążliwyPolish
  • desajeitado, incômodoPortuguese
  • неудобный, затруднительный, обременительный, сложный, громоздкий, тягостныйRussian
  • ยุ่งยากThai
  • zor taşınır, zor, ağır, külfetli, hantalTurkish
  • cồng kềnhVietnamese
  • 笨重Chinese

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