Heavy-handed
Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Ungainly and heavy-handed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ungainly" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".
Ungainly
Ungainly adjective - Difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design.
Heavy-handed and ungainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Ungainly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and heavy-handed
- awkward and ungainly
- clumsy and heavy-handed
- clumsy and ungainly
- uncouth and heavy-handed
- uncouth and ungainly
- graceless and heavy-handed
- graceless and ungainly
- bumbling and heavy-handed
- bumbling and ungainly
- gawky and heavy-handed
- gawky and ungainly
- gauche and heavy-handed
- gauche and ungainly
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Ungainly and Heavy-handed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy-handed/ungainly
Heavy-handed & Ungainly. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy-handed/ungainly>.
Ungainly or Heavy-handed. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy-handed/ungainly.
