as in clumsy
difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design
an unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it
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Recent Examples of unwieldy
But using SAVE for this sort of verification was unwieldy.
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Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
As traditional legal systems often prove unwieldy or unfit for specific disagreements, DDR offers fast, fair outcomes.
—Saro McKenna, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
As unwieldy as this melodrama is, much of it proves that Roustaee remains a gifted young director who surely has more stories to tell.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
As traditional legal systems often prove unwieldy or unfit for specific disagreements, DDR offers fast, fair outcomes.
—Saro McKenna, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
As unwieldy as this melodrama is, much of it proves that Roustaee remains a gifted young director who surely has more stories to tell.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwieldy
Adjective
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Dream plays are difficult to execute—whimsy is easily crushed by clumsy handling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Despite a clumsy apology tour, Hogan was never able to completely shake his darkest moment.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The house was a little awkward and needed some work, including in the living room, which had a mix of original wood flooring and vinyl.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Once Mercury goes direct on Aug. 11, the awkward conversations or delays with friends or teammates start to smooth out.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Developers have complained for years that the city’s cumbersome construction permitting process takes far too long, adding costs to projects.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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The best thing of all are the performances of early American folk songs that the two men record on cumbersome equipment.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The official title is technically F1®: The Movie, an ungainly, trademarked reminder of both the brand the film was made in conjunction with, and the fact that that brand is so big that this $200-300 million Hollywood production is a blip in comparison.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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The cornerstones of maps’ data pools are satellite images and a tireless fleet of Street View cars that roam with ungainly camera hats, constantly refreshing neighborhood-level detail.—
Sonya Bennett-Brandt,
AFAR Media,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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This digital shift transforms clunky, error-prone spreadsheets into powerful ecosystems that keep every stakeholder aligned, minimize operational risks, and ensure supply chains are resilient enough to handle crises.—
Oyku Ilgar,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Its clunky nature and hefty weight, popularized by OG brands like Rocket Dog, was certainly not for everyone.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 July 2025
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“Unwieldy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwieldy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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