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cumbersome

cum·ber·some
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhm-ber-suh m]
    • /ˈkʌm bər səm/
    • /ˈkʌm.bə.səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm-ber-suh m]
    • /ˈkʌm bər səm/

Definitions of cumbersome word

  • adjective cumbersome Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. 3
  • adjective cumbersome A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. 3
  • adjective cumbersome awkward because of size, weight, or shape 3
  • adjective cumbersome difficult because of extent or complexity 3
  • adjective cumbersome hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or many parts; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy 3
  • adjective cumbersome burdensome; troublesome. 1

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Origin of cumbersome

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, cumbersome is from the Middle English word cummyrsum. See cumber, -some1

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Parts of speech for Cumbersome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cumbersome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for cumbersome

adj cumbersome

  • bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
  • heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
  • ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
  • burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.

adjective cumbersome

  • awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
  • clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
  • ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.

Antonyms for cumbersome

adj cumbersome

  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
  • small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
  • airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.

adjective cumbersome

  • manageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.

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