All cumbersome synonyms
cum·ber·some
C c 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.
- tiresome — causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.
- inconvenient — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- hefty — heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
- massive — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- unmanageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- wearisome — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- incommodious — inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.
- clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
- clunking — a hard hit, especially on the head.
- clunky — If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- unhandy — not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.