Unmanageable synonyms and antonyms

ŭn-măn'ĭ-jə-bəl

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uncontrollable
Impossible to control or govern:
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willful
The definition of willful is someone or something that does what they want, or something done on purpose.
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disorderly
Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
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intractable
The definition of intractable is not easily controlled or hard to work.
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refractory
Able to resist disease
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unruly
Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
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fractious
Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
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control (related)
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
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unwieldy
The definition of unwieldy is awkward or difficult to deal with, especially because something is large or heavy.
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wild
Not inhabited or farmed:
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cumbersome
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
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stubborn
Hard to handle, treat, or deal with; intractable
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wieldy (antonym)
That can be wielded easily; manageable
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obstreperous
The definition of obstreperous is someone that is noisy and hard to control.
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recalcitrant
Difficult to manage or deal with:
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intolerable (related)
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insupportable (related)
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irrepressible
(Of a person) Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
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rebellious
Opposing any kind of control; defiant
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recalcitrance
The state of being recalcitrant.
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awkward
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
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bulky
Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
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clumsy
The definition of clumsy is someone or something that is shaped, made or moves awkwardly.
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ungainly
Awkward; clumsy
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unhandy
Not handy; inconvenient or inaccessible
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indocile
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
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lawless
Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
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obstinate
The definition of obstinate is extremely stubborn and determined to have your own way.
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untoward
Improper; unseemly:
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out-of-line
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easy (related)
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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order (related)
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
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peace (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
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resist (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
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uncorrectable
Unable to be corrected
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difficult
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
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manageable (antonym)
That can be managed; controllable, tractable, contrivable, etc.
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Unmanageable Sentence Examples

  • In some ways it seems indigestible, unmanageable and not do able.

  • The great size and weight of such drums are also disadvantages, as giving rather unmanageable dimensions in a very deep pit.

  • And Marsh's test is very unmanageable with organic liquids on account of the uncontrollable frothing that takes place.

  • The first general election under the Left (November 1876) had yielded the cabinet the overwhelming majority of 421 Ministerialists against 87 Conservatives, but the very size of the majority rendered it unmanageable.

  • The government of the city consisted of (a) a parlamento or consiglio grande, including all who possessed bread and wine of their own - a council soon found to be unmanageable owing to its size, and reduced first to 2000, then to 1500 and finally to Soo members; (b) a credenza or committee of 12 members, elected in the grand council, for the despatch of urgent or secret business; (c) the consuls, the executive, elected for one year, and compelled to report to the great council at the term of their office.

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