Synonyms for unwieldy
ʌnˈwil di

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1. unwieldy, unmanageable(adj)

   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, unmanageable, uncontrollable, clumsy

   Antonyms:
   wieldy, practical, graceful

2. unwieldy(adj)

   difficult to work or manipulate

   "unwieldy rules and regulations"

   Synonyms:
   gawky, clunky, unmanageable, clumsy, ungainly

   Antonyms:
   practical, wieldy, graceful

3. gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy(adj)

   lacking grace in movement or posture

   "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

   Synonyms:
   incompetent, fumbling, inept, unmanageable, gawky, ill-chosen, bungling, inapt, ungainly, cumbersome, awkward, clunky, clumsy, bunglesome

   Antonyms:
   wieldy, practical, graceful

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1. unwieldy(a.)

   Synonyms:
   unmanageable (from size or weight), ponderous, bulky, weighty, heavy, clumsy

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1. unwieldy(a)

   Synonyms:
   ponderous, cumbersome, clumsy

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1. List of paraphrases:

   cumbersome, impractical, heavy, heavy-handed, rigid, ponderous, inflexible

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How to use unwieldy in a sentence?

1. Les Funtleyder:

   It is true that these larger companies are a little unwieldy to manage.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.

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