What is another word for unwieldy?
Synonyms for unwieldy
ʌnˈwil diun·wield·y
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Princeton's WordNet
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, unmanageable, uncontrollable, clumsyunwieldyadjective
difficult to work or manipulate
"unwieldy rules and regulations"
Synonyms:
gawky, clunky, unmanageable, clumsy, ungainlygawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldyadjective
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unwieldyadjective
Synonyms:
ponderous, cumbersome, clumsy
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unwieldy":
cumbersome, impractical, heavy, heavy-handed, rigid, ponderous, inflexible
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1928 | difficult | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#11182 | rigid | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#27419 | cumbersome | |
#28776 | clumsy | |
#29729 | impractical | |
#40751 | uncontrollable | |
#41493 | inept | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#57710 | fumbling | |
#58332 | clunky | |
#58750 | unwieldy | |
#64747 | unmanageable | |
#78731 | ponderous | |
#108120 | bungling | |
#121797 | ungainly | |
#197054 | gawky | |
#212583 | uncorrectable | |
#291589 | inapt |
How to use unwieldy in a sentence?
It is true that these larger companies are a little unwieldy to manage.
Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.
Translations for unwieldy
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- farragósCatalan, Valencian
- grandaĉaEsperanto
- farragosoSpanish
- hankala, kömpelöFinnish
- lourd, peu maniable, encombrantFrench
- scomodoItalian
- pūwhetī, pūheki, pūhetī, pūwhekiMāori
- logDutch
- ulagleg, uhandterleg, uhandterligNorwegian Nynorsk
- tungvinn, uhåndterligNorwegian
- nieporęcznyPolish
- неподъёмныйRussian
- otympligSwedish
- 笨重Chinese
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