Synonyms for cumbersome
ˈkʌm bər səmcum·ber·some

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1. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   cumbrous

2. cumbersomeadjective

   burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.

   Synonyms:
   cumbrous

3. cumbersomeadjective

   Not easily managed or handled; awkward

   Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.

   Synonyms:
   cumbrous

4. cumbersomeadjective

   Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with

   A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

   Synonyms:
   cumbrous

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1. cumbersome, cumbrousadjective

   difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

   "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"

   Synonyms:
   inept, inapt, cumbrous, awkward, clumsy, ill-chosen

   Antonyms:
   felicitous, wieldy

2. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosenadjective

   not elegant or graceful in expression

   "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

   Synonyms:
   cumbrous, unenviable, feckless, ungainly, ill-chosen, tactless, fumbling, clumsy, inapt, gawky, awkward, bunglesome, bungling, inept, incompetent, unwieldy, embarrassing, clunky, ill at ease(p), uneasy, sticky

   Antonyms:
   wieldy, felicitous

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1. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous

2. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient

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1. cumbersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, troublesome, unwieldy, unmanageable

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1. List of paraphrases for "cumbersome":

   burdensome, heavy, unwieldy, onerous, tedious, complicated, bulky, clumsy, ponderous, laborious, time-consuming, unmanageable, heavy-handed, complex, awkward, difficult, inconvenient, long-winded

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1. Shweta Kurvey-Mishra:

   What we don't want is for people to start an application and drop off because it's really cumbersome, we've had to be creative and change the way we attract and source candidates, but also... once we bring them in, what can we do to ensure that we are retaining them.

2. Robert Martin:

   The legitimacy of the federal acknowledgement process, no matter how cumbersome, must be protected.

3. Chief Executive Mike Laven:

   The existing system that goes through banks is expensive, it's cumbersome, it's full of friction and is complex, and there's a lack of transparency. We think it's worse for businesses than it is for individuals.

4. Jasper Graham:

   All of it is useful information ... even if it is tremendously burdensome and cumbersome.

5. Abdul Wahab Ziaullah:

   I'm a fan of doing something creative and developing a product, it feels awesome to have accomplished such a cumbersome and such a lovely task. Because if you develop a whole sports car, you can develop almost essentially anything.