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CUMBERSOME Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word cumbersome. (exact relations)
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cumbrous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

awkward
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

adjective satellite

• causing inconvenience

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

clumsy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

unwieldy
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

adjective satellite

• difficult to work or manipulate

• lacking grace in movement or posture

arduous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

• difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill

bulky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of large size for its weight

burdensome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not easily borne; wearing

difficult
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• hard to control

heavy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of comparatively great physical weight or density

• unusually great in degree or quantity or number

• of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

• marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

• of great intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

noun

• an actor who plays villainous roles

• a serious (or tragic) role in a play

adverb

• slowly as if burdened by much weight

adjective satellite

• usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

• (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

• darkened by clouds

• (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• of relatively large extent and density

• made of fabric having considerable thickness

• prodigious

• full and loud and deep

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• slow and laborious because of weight

• large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

• dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

• sharply inclined

• full of; bearing great weight

• requiring or showing effort

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• lacking lightness or liveliness

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

inconvenient
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs

adjective satellite

• not conveniently timed

laborious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

onerous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not easily borne; wearing

oppressive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

ponderous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow and laborious because of weight

• having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

• labored and dull

tiresome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

unmanageable
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

• hard to control

adjective satellite

• difficult to solve or alleviate

• incapable of being controlled or managed

wearisome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

unwieldly
adjectiveadj
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ill-chosen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

inapt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

Alternatives for CUMBROUS

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