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Synonyms for "cumbersome" in English

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cumbersome:
- awkward; inept; clumsy; inapt; cumbersome; ill-chosen; cumbrous

English

Detailed Synonyms for cumbersome in English

cumbersome:

cumbersome adj

cumbersome

– not elegant or graceful in expression ¹
awkward; inept; clumsy; inapt; cumbersome; ill-chosen
– not elegant or graceful in expression ¹
- awkward adj
  - an awkward prose style¹
- inept adj
  - if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?¹
- clumsy adj
  - a clumsy apology¹
- inapt adj
- cumbersome adj
  - his cumbersome writing style¹
- ill-chosen adj
cumbersome

– difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight ¹
cumbrous; cumbersome
– difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight ¹
- cumbrous adj
  - cumbrous protective clothing¹
- cumbersome adj
  - a cumbersome piece of machinery¹

Alternate Synonyms for "cumbersome":

cumbrous; unwieldy; unmanageable
awkward; clumsy; inapt; inept; ill-chosen; infelicitous

Related Definitions for "cumbersome":

not elegant or graceful in expression¹
- his cumbersome writing style¹
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight¹
- a cumbersome piece of machinery¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University