What is another word for cumbersome?
280 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ k_ˈʌ_m_b_ə_s_ˌʌ_m], [ kˈʌmbəsˌʌm], [ kˈʌmbəsˌʌm]Table of Contents
Similar words for cumbersome:- all (adjective)
- awkward (adjective)
- bulky (adjective)
- clumsy, awkward (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- heavy (adjective)
- heavy-laden (adjective)
- heavyweight (adjective)
- hefty (adjective)
- incommodious (adjective)
- inconvenient (adjective)
- massive (adjective)
- onerous (adjective)
- top-heavy (adjective)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Cumbersome:
Synonyms for Cumbersome:
adj.
•all (adjective) •awkward (adjective)- dis commodious,
- un-manageable,
- most discommodious,
- more discommodious,
- un-handier,
- un handiest,
- unhandiest,
- un manageable,
- dis-commodious,
- un-handiest,
- un comfortable,
- unhandier,
- dis-agreeable,
- un-comfortable,
- un-handy,
- un handy,
- dis agreeable,
- risky,
- un handier.
- cantankerous,
- toilsome,
- complex,
- demanding,
- severe,
- difficult,
- adverse,
- tight,
- uphill,
- rough,
- strenuous,
- stressful,
- ticklish,
- thorny,
- finicky,
- fussy,
- hard,
- complicated,
- grinding,
- tough,
- rugged,
- laborious,
- wearing,
- arduous,
- knotty,
- bothersome,
- tricky,
- wearying,
- formidable,
- harsh,
- trying.
- L,
- more l,
- heavyladen,
- heavy laden,
- most l.
- in expedient,
- un-timeliest,
- pre-judicial,
- in-opportune,
- in-convenient,
- un-suitable,
- more discommoding,
- in opportune,
- most discommoding,
- un-timely,
- un suitable,
- dis advantageous,
- un timely,
- un-timelier,
- un seasonable,
- in-expedient,
- un timelier,
- dis-advantageous,
- in convenient,
- pre judicial,
- un timeliest,
- re-mote,
- un-seasonable.
n.
Other synonyms:
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- large.
- comprise,
- worrisome,
- botheration,
- pain,
- tragical,
- irritating,
- successively,
- Disrupting,
- harassment,
- attach,
- unsettling,
- grievously,
- inconvenience,
- feckless,
- substantial,
- ponderable,
- ill timed,
- corpulent,
- connection,
- unenviable,
- worrying,
- owe,
- bunglesome,
- uncomfortable,
- strongly,
- discouraging,
- dispiriting,
- repressive,
- unendurable,
- determine,
- incompetent,
- uneasy,
- ponderously,
- repeatedly,
- distressing,
- entangle,
- embroil,
- Desolating,
- withering,
- harrowing,
- just,
- accumulate,
- impracticable,
- overwhelming,
- exhausting,
- disturbing,
- heavily,
- thickly,
- clinch,
- intolerable,
- pile up,
- inopportune,
- embrace,
- wretched,
- annoying,
- implicate,
- uncommonly,
- depressing,
- be in debt,
- engagement,
- weightily,
- rarely,
- scantily,
- frequently,
- sadly,
- affect,
- gross,
- racking,
- grievous,
- hassle,
- oversized,
- fasten,
- overpowering,
- severely,
- narrowly,
- ruinous,
- entail,
- bind,
- involve,
- scarcely,
- include,
- complicate,
- disadvantageous,
- slow,
- recurrently,
- tyrannical,
- regularly,
- inexpedient,
- unbearable,
- implication,
- secure,
- hardly,
- brutal,
- upsetting,
- fat,
- connect,
- annoyance,
- often,
- tactless,
- mischief,
- involvement,
- awkwardness,
- disheartening,
- agonizing,
- obtrusive,
- cumbersomeness,
- fix,
- weighing,
- append,
- interest,
- inappropriate,
- miserable,
- entanglement,
- concern,
- untimely,
- disastrous,
- contain,
- chunky,
- objectionable,
- nuisance,
- disturbance,
- inclusion,
- dolorous,
- pest,
- unfavorable,
- irritant,
- sticky,
- calamitous,
- consecutively,
- overweight,
- encompass,
- seriously,
- DEADWEIGHT CARGO,
- irritation,
- firmly,
- in the way,
- vexatious,
- obese.
Paraphrases for Cumbersome:
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Independent
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Adjective
sophisticated, elaborate, constraining, labour-intensive, binding, hard, restrictive, stringent, heavyweight, far-reaching.
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Other Related
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Adjective
burdensome, onerous, unwieldy, difficult, troublesome, tedious, time-consuming, ponderous, laborious, complicated, bulky, clumsy, inconvenient, tiresome, complex, awkward, impractical, arduous, heavy, unmanageable, heavy-handed, uncomfortable, costly, convoluted, problematic, long-winded, tricky, inefficient, lengthy, sluggish, fraught, embarrassing, severe, unworkable, heavy-duty, tough, slow, intricate, inflexible, weighty, intractable, exhausting, challenging, expensive, troubled, tortuous, confusing, painful, painstaking, strenuous, serious, harsh, voluminous, troubling, thorny, protracted, distressing, daunting, overstaffed, enormous, messy, boring, excessive, uneasy, slow-moving, industrious, hefty, major, annoying.
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Antonyms for Cumbersome:
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adj.
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clumsy, awkward
convenient, graceful, Unburdensome, Aiding, light, small, easy, fun, helpful, airy.
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Other antonyms:
functional, practicable, felicitous, handy, useful, practical, serviceable.
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clumsy, awkward
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Other antonyms:
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n.
manageable.
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n.
Cumbersome Sentence Examples:
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On their backs they carried, in addition to their cumbersome packs, extra shoes and extra bandoliers of cartridges.
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Even now, in the open air, with her cumbersome and shapeless fur coat and trousers and boots and vast hood, the beauty of her face was at least apparent; but her figure had to be taken on trust.
