Qualities

Synonyms for unwieldy

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

We set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unmanageable

Same sentence, swapped: We set about towing the unmanageable structure into the shelter.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for unwieldy as it is used in the sentence above.

wieldy
burdensome
halting

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Closest first: other qualities words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

lazyadjectiveindolentdisinclined to work or exertionHigh Camp leadenadjectivedulldarkened with overcastHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line leanadjectiveskimpycontaining little excessHigh Camp lightnessnounweightlessnessthe property of being comparatively small in weightHigh CampHas a reason line malformedadjectivedistortedso badly formed or out of shape as to be uglyHigh Camp massnounpeoplethe common people generallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line measuredadjectivecarefulunhurried and with care and dignityTreelineHas a reason line cyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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