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Cumbersome

/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious

📖 Definitions of "Cumbersome"

adjective

1
Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
2
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
"Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production."
3
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
"A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines."
4
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inept	Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
cumbrous	(also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
infelicitous	Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
unwieldy	Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
awkwardnoun	Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
clumsynoun	Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
inapt	Not apt.
unmanageable	Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.
ill-chosen	Poorly selected.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cumbrous	(also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
clumsy	Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
unwieldy	Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
awkward	Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
infelicitous	Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
inept	Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
unmanageable	Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.
inapt	Not apt.
ill-chosen	Poorly selected.
burdensome	Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
arduous	Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
laborious	Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
onerous	Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
difficult	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
labourious	Obsolete form of laborious. [Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.]
challenging	Difficult, hard to do.
tricky	Hard to deal with, complicated.
tiresome	Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
exhausting	Very tiring.
problematic	Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):