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UNMANAGEABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being controlled or managed
Example:
an uncorrectable habit
Synonyms:
uncontrollable; uncorrectable; unmanageable
Classified under:
Similar:
incorrigible (impervious to correction by punishment)
Derivation:
unmanageableness (the trait of being unmanageable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hard to control
Example:
an unmanageable situation
Synonyms:
difficult; unmanageable
Classified under:
Similar:
indocile; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unruly (incapable of being controlled)
incorrigible (difficult or impossible to manage or control)
uncheckable (incapable of being checked or restrained)
Also:
defiant; noncompliant (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force)
disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)
intractable (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold)
Antonym:
manageable (capable of being managed or controlled)
Derivation:
unmanageableness (the trait of being unmanageable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Difficult to solve or alleviate
Example:
uncontrollable pain
Synonyms:
uncontrollable; unmanageable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intractable (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
Example:
almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
Synonyms:
unmanageable; unwieldy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
awkward; bunglesome; clumsy; ungainly (difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape)
cumbersome; cumbrous (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight)
