non-streamlined
Not smoothly shaped
Non-streamlined describes something not designed to reduce resistance or friction—typically shapes that create drag rather than allowing smooth flow.
A boxy truck is non-streamlined compared to a sports car.
The term extends to processes or systems that are inefficient or cumbersome: The non-streamlined approval process added weeks to every project.
Using resources carelessly
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
unoptimized · redundant · clunky · impractical · laborious · time-consuming · bloated · sluggish
Awkward to manipulate
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
- chunkyThick and lumpy
cumbersome · ungainly · massive · ponderous · hulking · voluminous · thick · heavy
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
tangled · labyrinthine · byzantine · tortuous · knotty · entangled · meandering · roundabout
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
unsystematic · unoptimized · redundant · clunky · impractical · laborious · time-consuming · bloated · sluggish · antiquated
unwieldy
Awkward to manipulate
chunky · cumbersome · ungainly · massive · ponderous · hulking · voluminous · thick · heavy · large
convoluted
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- elaborateComplex and detailed
multifaceted · tangled · labyrinthine · byzantine · tortuous · knotty · entangled · meandering · roundabout · circuitous
non-streamlinedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
aerodynamic · sleek · hydrodynamic · contoured · tapered
non-streamlinedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
efficient · optimized · simplified · rationalized · lean
stream, line, streamline, streamlined, streaming, streams, streamed, lined, lines