All cumbrous synonyms
cum·brous
C c adj cumbrous
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- hefty — heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
- unmanageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
adjective cumbrous
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.