Antonyms for clunker
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : kluhng-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈklʌŋ kər |
Definition of clunker
Origin :- "anything inferior," 1940s, agent noun from clunk (v.), probably in imitation of the sounds made by old machinery. Specific sense of "old car" was in use by 1951 (clunk in the sense "old worn-out machine" is from 1940s).
- As in cumbersome : adj clumsy, awkward
- As in jalopy : noun old, dilapidated automobile
- As in automobile : noun land vehicle; car
- As in butterfingers : noun a clumsy person
- As in car : noun vehicle driven on streets
Synonyms for clunker
- auto
- automobile
- bucket
- bucket of bolts
- bug
- buggy
- bulky
- bull in a china shop
- bungler
- burdensome
- bus
- clod
- clumsy oaf
- clunker
- clunking
- clunky
- compact
- convertible
- conveyance
- coupe
- crate
- cumbrous
- dolt
- duffer
- embarrassing
- foozle
- four-wheeler
- fumbler
- galumphing
- gas guzzler
- go-cart
- hardtop
- hatchback
- heap
- heavy
- hefty
- incommodious
- inconvenient
- jalopy
- jeep
- junker
- klutz
- leaden
- lemon
- limousine
- lummox
- machine
- massive
- motor
- motor car
- motorcar
- muffer
- oil burner
- oppressive
- passenger car
- pickup
- pickup truck
- ponderous
- rattletrap
- ride
- roadster
- schlep
- sedan
- sports car
- station wagon
- subcompact
- taxi
- tin lizzie
- tiresome
- touring car
- transportation
- truck
- tub
- unhandy
- unmanageable
- unwieldy
- van
- wagon
- wearisome
- weighty
- wheels
- wreck
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