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Recent Examples of unwieldy The replacement unit has proven reliable, but unwieldy. Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025 Whatever the song wants to say is impossible to fight against, even if unwieldy or strange. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2024 Due to their unwieldy shape, crystal decanters are hard to situate securely in a dishwasher, and rocks glasses are tough but fragile. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Seedlings have visibly outgrown their containers and have become leggy, top-heavy, or unwieldy. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unwieldy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwieldy
Adjective
  • The character first appears in the franchise’s original film Scream (1996) as the older brother of Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) and the clumsy police deputy trying to help solve the murders in their town of Woodsboro.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Aviles’ dismissal, for a clumsy challenge on the edge of the penalty area, seemed set to turn the game.
    Martin Rogers, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • When Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony with James Franco in 2012, it was widely panned as the Academy's awkward attempt to attract younger viewers.
    Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • However, whether the friendship will survive the awkward gift exchange remains to be seen.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These methods work for a coin or two, but would be cumbersome for large deals.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But now many have become reliant on the practice, especially in rural areas where getting to a medical facility can take longer and be more cumbersome for seniors.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Examples imported from 1975 through 1985 had rather ungainly impact bumpers, so early, chrome-bumper cars are aesthetically more desirable.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
  • You're locked into an ungainly, spread armed, weak kneed Character: snowplow.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Many people won’t like the combat, and a couple of the boss fights are a little clunky.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Precise and clunky and exactly what the movie is at the same time.
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Unwieldy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwieldy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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