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Antonyms for cumbersomeness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhm-ber-suhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌm bər səm |
Definition of cumbersomeness
Origin :- late 14c., from cumber (v.) + -some (1). Meaning "unwieldy, hard to carry" is from 1590s. Related: Cumbersomely; cumbersomeness.
- As in inconvenience : noun bother, trouble
- As in awkwardness : noun difficulty
- As in incommodiousness : noun inconvenience
- As in incommodity : noun inconvenience
- The phlogistic theory was destroyed by its own cumbersomeness.
- Extract from : « The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry » by M. M. Pattison Muir
- He was one of those huge, bottle-shaped boys who are always in motion in spite of their cumbersomeness.
- Extract from : « Seventeen » by Booth Tarkington
- The term, principally owing to its cumbersomeness, is being gradually superseded in modern law by that of “beneficiary.”
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 » by Various
Synonyms for cumbersomeness
- aggravation
- annoyance
- awkwardness
- bothersomeness
- bulkiness
- chanciness
- cumbersomeness
- danger
- difficulty
- disadvantage
- discomfort
- disruption
- disturbance
- drawback
- exasperation
- fuss
- hazardousness
- hindrance
- incommodiousness
- incommodity
- inconvenience
- nuisance
- pain
- peril
- perilousness
- risk
- stew
- trial
- trouble
- troublesomeness
- uncomfortableness
- uneasiness
- unfitness
- unhandiness
- unmanageability
- unsuitableness
- untimeliness
- unwieldiness
- upset
- vexation
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