unmanageable

C1
US /ənˈmænɪdʒəbəl/
adj Freq #49355

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    hard to control

    a difficult child, an unmanageable situation

  2. 2
    adj

    Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.

    Meanwhile, the everyday landscape becomes more nightmarish and unmanageable each year.

  3. 3
    adj

    incapable of being controlled or managed

  4. 4
    adj

    difficult to solve or alleviate

  5. 5
    adj

    difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

Etymology

From un- + manageable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · hard to control difficult
2 adj · not manageable; not readily... uncontrollableungovernableunworkable
3 adj · incapable of being... uncontrollable
4 adj · difficult to solve or... uncontrollable
5 adj · difficult to use or handle... unwieldy

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