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English adjective: unmanageable | |||
| 1. | unmanageable difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape | ||
| Samples | We set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter. Almost dropped the unwieldy parcel. | ||
| Synonyms | unwieldy | ||
| Similar | awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, cumbersome, cumbrous, ungainly | ||
| Antonyms | wieldy | ||
| 2. | unmanageable hard to control | ||
| Samples | A difficult child. An unmanageable situation. | ||
| Synonyms | difficult | ||
| Similar | indocile, uncheckable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly | ||
| See also | defiant, disobedient, intractable, noncompliant | ||
| Antonyms | manageable | ||
| 3. | unmanageable difficult to solve or alleviate | ||
| Samples | Uncontrollable pain. | ||
| Synonyms | uncontrollable | ||
| Similar | intractable | ||
| Antonyms | manipulable, tractable | ||
| 4. | unmanageable incapable of being controlled or managed | ||
| Samples | Uncontrollable children. An uncorrectable habit. | ||
| Synonyms | uncontrollable, uncorrectable | ||
| Similar | incorrigible | ||
| Antonyms | corrigible | ||
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