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Related Words for heavy-handed
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bungling | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| roughshod | // | Noun, Adjective |
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crass | / | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| muscular | /xx | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| tactless | /x | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
