Synonyms for cumbersome
ˈkʌm bər səmcum·ber·some

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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

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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 Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous

2. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient

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1. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, troublesome, unwieldy, unmanageable

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1. List of paraphrases for "cumbersome":

   burdensome, heavy, unwieldy, onerous, tedious, complicated, bulky, clumsy, ponderous, laborious, time-consuming, unmanageable, heavy-handed, complex, awkward, difficult, inconvenient, long-winded

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1. Chief Executive Mike Laven:

   The existing system that goes through banks is expensive, it's cumbersome, it's full of friction and is complex, and there's a lack of transparency. We think it's worse for businesses than it is for individuals.

2. Cory Booker:

   The tax the way were putting it forward right now, the wealth tax, Im sorry its cumbersome, its been tried by other nations, its hard to evaluate. We can get the same amount of revenue through just taxation, but again, we as Democrats, have got to start talking not just about how you tax from a stage, but how wegrow wealth in this country amongst those disadvantaged communities that are not seeing it.

3. Annette Hosoi:

   When the animal is out of the water, blubber can be heavy and cumbersome.

4. 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.

5. Abdul Wahab Ziaullah:

   I'm a fan of doing something creative and developing a product, it feels awesome to have accomplished such a cumbersome and such a lovely task. Because if you develop a whole sports car, you can develop almost essentially anything.