Synonyms for unmanageable
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1. unmanageable

   Rebellious signifies being in a state of rebellion (see REBELLION under REVOLUTION), and is even extended to inanimate things that resist control or adaptation to human use. Ungovernable applies to that which successfully defies authority and power; unmanageable to that which resists the utmost exercise of skill or of skill and power combined; rebellious, to that which is defiant of authority, whether successfully or unsuccessfully; seditious, to that which partakes of or tends to excite a rebellious spirit, seditious suggesting more of covert plan, scheming, or conspiracy, rebellious more of overt act or open violence. While the unmanageable or ungovernable defies control, the rebellious or seditious may be forced to submission; as, the man has an ungovernable temper; the horses became unmanageable; he tamed his rebellious spirit. Insubordinate applies to the disposition to resist and resent control as such; mutinous, to open defiance of authority, especially in the army, navy, or merchant marine. A contumacious act or spirit is contemptuous as well as defiant. Compare OBSTINATE; REVOLUTION.

   Synonyms:
   contumacious, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, seditious, uncontrollable, ungovernable

   Antonyms:
   compliant, controllable, deferential, docile, dutiful, gentle, manageable, obedient, submissive, subservient, tractable, yielding

   Preposition:
   Rebellious to or against lawful authority.

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1. unwieldy, unmanageableadjective

   difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

   "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

   Synonyms:
   clunky, difficult, uncorrectable, ungainly, gawky, unwieldy, uncontrollable, clumsy

   Antonyms:
   dirigible, manipulable, directed, steerable, tractable, administrable, corrigible, governable, controllable, manageable

2. unmanageable, difficultadjective

   hard to control

   "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

   Synonyms:
   uncorrectable, uncontrollable, hard, unwieldy, difficult

   Antonyms:
   governable, dirigible, tractable, controllable, manipulable, manageable, administrable, directed, corrigible, steerable

3. uncontrollable, unmanageableadjective

   difficult to solve or alleviate

   "uncontrollable pain"

   Synonyms:
   irrepressible, indocile, difficult, uncorrectable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unwieldy, unruly

   Antonyms:
   manipulable, administrable, governable, steerable, tractable, manageable, corrigible, directed, controllable, dirigible

4. uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageableadjective

   incapable of being controlled or managed

   "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

   Synonyms:
   irrepressible, indocile, difficult, uncorrectable, unruly, ungovernable, unwieldy, uncontrollable

   Antonyms:
   administrable, dirigible, tractable, corrigible, steerable, manageable, manipulable, controllable, governable, directed

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1. unmanageableadjective

   Synonyms:
   not easily governed

2. unmanageableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unwieldy, unhandy, cumbersome, cumbrous, awkward, incommodious, inconvenient

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1. unmanageableadjective

   Synonyms:
   ungovernable, intractable, refractory, fractious, cumbersome, unwieldy

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1. List of paraphrases for "unmanageable":

   uncontrollable, ungovernable, unworkable, cumbersome, uncontrolled

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How to use unmanageable in a sentence?

1. Plato:

   Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

2. Guillaume Faury:

   It would really be a pity that after so many years of preparation there is no deal at the end. I think it would be much better for the EU and the UK to have an orderly Brexit, this being said, if there is no deal we will have to live with it. There will be a more difficult transition on Dec. 31 and we are preparing ourselves for some logistical issues, but we don’t think this is going to be unmanageable.

3. David Berkowitz Chicago:

   The art deprived of closeness to the world is, in fact, pure, flat, unmanageable, decorative. Totally extraneous because she herself destroyed outer. Empty and indifferent, deprived of destiny, it solves only technical issues.

4. Jayanta Bandopadhyay:

   We have 15 years ... that's the rough time frame I give for sea level rise to become very difficult and population pressure to become almost unmanageable.

5. John Mauldin:

   If interest rates were allowed to rise, it would not be too long until interest-rate expenses consumed an unmanageable portion of your tax revenues, therefore, it is clear to me, at least, that the BOJ and the Ministry of Finance will not allow interest rates to rise.