cumbersome

Questions about cumbersome

What does cumbersome mean?

cumbersome means "difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cumbersome?

cumbersome has 3 syllables: cum-ber-some. The stress falls on "cum". In IPA it is /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/.

What is another word for cumbersome?

Close synonyms include cumbrous, awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cumbersome a common word?

cumbersome is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.