Synonyms for lumbering

Most common

ponderous · slow · ungainly · heavy

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

zippy, bounding, precipitant

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous.

Example sentences

• slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
• clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
• ponderous The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.
• ungainly Very tall people can often be ungainly.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

slow¹

5 letters

heavy², gawky²

6 letters

clumsy²

7 letters

awkward², lumpish

8 letters

sluggish², unwieldy³, ungainly³, cumbrous, lumbrous

9 letters

ponderous³

10 letters

cumbersome³, ungraceful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy² = 2 syllables).