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unwieldy
Synonyms and Antonyms of unwieldy
difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design an unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it Synonyms awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, cranky, cumbrous, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, cumbersomeRelated Words uncontrollable, unmanageable; bulky, dinosaurian, dinosauric, elephantine, heavy, hulking, massive; impracticable, impracticalNear Antonyms functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, usefulAntonyms handy
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