Synonyms of clunky

clunky

adjective

ˈkləŋ-kē 

as in clumsy

difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design

even my five-year-old laptop seems clunky next to some of the really slim new models

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clumsy
• awkward
• cumbersome
• unwieldy
• ungainly
• ponderous
• cumbrous
• heavy
• unhandy
• cranky
• impractical
• bulky
• massive
• bunglesome
• unmanageable
• uncontrollable
• dinosauric
• elephantine
• impracticable
• hulking
• dinosaurian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• practical
• useful
• functional
• handy
• practicable
• serviceable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clunky

Your local thrift will likely not take these clunky relics of the past. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Above all, the overwrought thirty-two-dollar packet of luxury strikes a discordant note in a restaurant that seems, in every other way, to have no need for such clunky signifiers. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Playing with Antetokounmpo and Adebayo, and again for Spoelstra, had real appeal, even if the frontcourt fit was a little clunky. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026

The design is meant to match the shape of a foot without feeling clunky or cumbersome. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026