Vocabulary
Cumbersome
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy
Urdu meaning
بوجھل، گراں بار، وزنی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In fact, there has been commentary and discussions highlighting how cumbersome and time-consuming the process of establishing new provinces could be.
- Its structural (civil-military) divide renders decision-making and execution cumbersome and conflictual.
- Delays in budget releases and cumbersome procurement processes further hinder fund utilisation, often resulting in large-scale budgetary lapses.
- DNA testing was cumbersome and families ran from pillar to post for many days, full of grief and frustration.
- She would probably not have wanted any of those accolades; she would have found them cumbersome and strange.
Synonyms
unwieldy, unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, ungainly, inconvenient, incommodious
Antonyms
manageable, convenient
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