UNHANDY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

unhandy

adjective

ˌən-ˈhan-dē

Definition of unhandy

as in clumsy

difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design the new SUV is particularly unhandy and difficult to maneuver in parking lots and narrow streets

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as in awkward

lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands an unhandy person should be kept away from knives and other sharp objects

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Recent Examples of unhandy Perhaps there is something about Hardy that brings out an especially unhandy company. — Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019

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Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Some Latinas are nerds, and some Latinas are quirky, and some of them are goofy and some of them are clumsy.

— Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clumsy

Adjective

The Basketmaker—whose skills go far beyond furniture making—weaves her a match, Fiddler on the Roof-like, and the Fisherwoman, after an awkward matrimonial moment, takes Wicker Husband home to her funky little cottage.

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
The pushback is awkward for a government that went out of its way to land the project.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of awkward

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Enter the fast-growing world of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, known by the somewhat cumbersome acronym of eVTOLs.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Less cumbersome portable hifi listening Accessibility Innovations improving life for the elderly and people with disabilities.

— Time, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cumbersome

Adjective

Baseball rosters are large and unwieldy; the margins between success and failure are slim and hard to control for.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The exec was brought in to rein in filmmaker spending and streamline Netflix’s notoriously unwieldy film operation.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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