cumbersomeness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cumbersomeness
Noun
  • This enabled me to take in the solidity of the image, revealing the details in the sets and costumes—the metal coverings of C3PO and R2D2 had never seemed so real.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Massimiliano Allegri will be Milan’s manager for the upcoming season and the 57-year-old has a reputation for sacrificing individual attacking brio for collective defensive solidity.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020
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“Cumbersomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumbersomeness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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