unmanageable
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
Related & opposite
- wieldy antonym
- cumbersomeness derivation
- bunglesome similar to
- cumbersome similar to
Sense 2 adjective
hard to control
a difficult child
Related & opposite
- noncompliant also see
- disobedient also see
- intractable also see
- manageable antonym
- refractoriness derivation
- indocile similar to
- uncheckable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
difficult to solve or alleviate
uncontrollable pain
Related & opposite
- intractable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
incapable of being controlled or managed
uncontrollable children
Related & opposite
- refractoriness derivation
- incorrigible similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | wieldy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cumbersomeness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bunglesome |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cumbersome |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | noncompliant |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | disobedient |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | intractable |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | manageable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | refractoriness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | indocile |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncheckable |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | intractable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | refractoriness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | incorrigible |