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Cumbersome vs Troublesome - What's the difference?

cumbersome | troublesome |

As adjectives the difference between cumbersome and troublesome

is that cumbersome is burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous while troublesome is giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

cumbersome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
  • Not easily managed or handled; awkward.
    • Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
  • Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
    • A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

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    Derived terms

    * cumbersomely * cumbersomeness

    Synonyms

    * cumbrous

    troublesome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.
    • The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.

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    Antonyms

    * untroublesome * nontroublesome