Cumbersome vs Troublesome - What's the difference?
cumbersome | troublesome |
Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
Not easily managed or handled; awkward.
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.
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)- Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
- A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* cumbersomely * cumbersomenessSynonyms
* cumbroustroublesome
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.