unmaneuverable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnməˈnuːvərəbl/
- US
:
inmanoevrable
- Because of its size, the old sofa was completely unmaneuverable through the apartment doorway.
Examples
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Heavy snow made the small car nearly unmaneuverable on the icy road.
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The truck was unmaneuverable in the narrow alley.
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The massive ship was almost unmaneuverable in the narrow harbor.
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This vehicle is quite unmaneuverable on tight roads.
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The large, unmaneuverable cargo ship struggled to navigate through the narrow channel.
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Because of its size and weight, the truck was completely unmaneuverable on the tight turns of the mountain road.
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During the storm, the unmaneuverable aircraft was unable to change its course or land safely.
Synonyms
47
4.9
Not able to be held back
12
6.2
Hard to control or deal with
11
4.4
Not able to be moved
1
4.2
Not able to be changed or lifted from its place
No one can change or affect something like the weather
Impossible to move or change
Cannot be moved physically or in opinion
Unable to move or be moved easily
Too heavy to move or carry easily
You cannot move it easily from one place or system to another
Antonyms
How Maneuverable
23
3.7
- US
6
6.2
71
2.5
16
6.7
- US
11
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
unmaneuverable = maneuverable (transparent) = un + maneuver + able
Standard antonym formation by adding 'un-' to 'maneuverable'; the literal sense relating to steering/moving vehicles is directly inferable.
Etymology
The word unmaneuverable combines un- 'not' with maneuver, from the same root manu- 'hand', as in manual. That's why it means 'not able to be moved or steered easily', like a very large ship or sofa you cannot guide by hand.