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unmanageableness

unmanageableness

9.6
A situation or thing that people cannot control
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈmænɪdʒəblnəs/
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  • The unmanageableness of the new software frustrated even the most experienced users.

Examples

  • The unmanageableness of the project caused many delays.

  • They were concerned about the unmanageableness of the rapidly expanding project.

  • Her anger contributed to the unmanageableness of the group situation.

  • Her unmanageableness made it hard for the team to proceed.

  • The unmanageableness of the new software frustrated even the most experienced users.

  • Her anger contributed to the unmanageableness of the group situation.

  • They were concerned about the unmanageableness of the rapidly expanding project.

Synonyms

intractability
vsunmanageableness
1 9.6

A situation in which something is hard to change or control

focuses specifically on problems of managing or controlling rather than influencing
uncontrollability
vsunmanageableness
1 8.6

A situation when something cannot be stopped or managed

is the broader quality that can include being hard rather than totally impossible
ungovernability
vsunmanageableness
  • Formal
1 8.9

A situation where people are very hard to control, like a crowd or class

applies to general difficulty managing or controlling without political focus
intractableness
vsunmanageableness
9.9

The quality of being very difficult to manage or control

refers to difficulty of management or control without stressing persistence
refractoriness
vsunmanageableness
  • Formal
9.9

Refusal to follow rules or orders

is the broader state of difficulty not necessarily caused by resistance
unwieldiness
vsunmanageableness
8.2

Difficulty controlling something because it is complicated or awkward

covers difficulty controlling or managing for any reason, not only awkwardness

Antonyms

How easy something is to control or look after

How Manageable

ease
304 1.0
unmanageableness
9.6
difficulty
651 2.4
chaos
438 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

unmanageableness = unmanageable (transparent) = un + manage + able + ness

The suffix '-ness' forms a noun indicating a state or quality from the adjective 'unmanageable'.

Etymology

The word unmanageableness breaks into smaller parts: un- 'not', manage from an old word meaning 'hand' as in 'handle', -able 'can', and -ness 'state'. So it means 'the state of not being able to be handled', which is why we use it for something hard or impossible to control.