Words Like CUMBERSOME

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CUMBERSOME.

6 Alternative Words Similar to cumbersome

1 Awkward Adjective      Synonym Words Like Awkward
2 Clumsy Adjective      Synonym Words Like Clumsy
3 Inapt Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inapt
4 Inept Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inept
5 Infelicitous Adjective      Similar Words Like Infelicitous
6 Embarrassing Adjective      Synonym Words Like Embarrassing

5 examples of cumbersome

1 a cumbersome contrivance or machine
2 cumbrous protective clothing
3 his cumbersome writing style
4 a clumsy apology
5 if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

10 definitions of cumbersome

1 Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
2 Not easily managed.
3 difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
4 not elegant or graceful in expression
5 Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.
6 Troublesome or onerous.
7 Burdensome; troublesome; embarrassing; vexatious: as, “cumbersome obedience,”
8 Inconvenient; awkward; unwieldy; unmanageable; not easily borne or managed: as, a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.
9 burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
10 Not easily managed or handled; awkward
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