1
as in clumsiness
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as in oppressiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-handedness
Noun
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Operator inexperience navigating Lake Michigan waters in a thunderstorm proved problematic.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
16 July 2025 -
The findings, published in Traffic Injury Prevention, come as road safety experts continue to warn about the dangers of distracted driving, particularly among young drivers who face a higher crash risk due to inexperience.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The filmmakers know exactly how to leverage Hawkins’s warm, naturalistic screen presence, using her offbeat sweetness to keep the audience guessing as to her character’s exact level of malevolence.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Heavy-handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-handedness. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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