unmanageable
Impossible to handle
Unmanageable describes something too difficult to control, handle, or deal with effectively.
An unmanageable workload overwhelms capacity.
Unmanageable hair refuses to be styled.
An unmanageable child defies discipline.
The word implies that normal methods of control have failed or would fail: The situation had become completely unmanageable.
Difficult to control
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- ungovernableImpossible to control
- unrestrainedNot held back
- untamableImpossible to domesticate
undisciplined · rowdy · obstreperous · defiant · rebellious · wayward · incorrigible · headstrong
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
hefty · ponderous · lumbering · oversized · burdensome · impractical · clumsy · unworkable
Impossible to manage
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
daunting · formidable · unworkable · unfeasible · impractical · unsolvable · insoluble · unachievable
Lacking systematic arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- messyLacking order or neatness
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
haphazard · tangled · cluttered · confused · muddled · shambolic · topsy-turvy · helter-skelter
Intensely excessive in force
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
bursting · uncontainable · overabundant · superfluous · unprocessable · backlogged · mounting · spiraling
Intensely excessive in force
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- taxingRequiring great effort
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
nerve-wracking · maddening · frustrating · exasperating · infuriating · impossible · nightmarish · soul-crushing
unruly
Difficult to control
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- ungovernableImpossible to control
- unrestrainedNot held back
untamable · undisciplined · rowdy · obstreperous · defiant · rebellious · wayward · incorrigible · headstrong · willful
cumbersome
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
clunky · hefty · ponderous · lumbering · oversized · burdensome · impractical · clumsy · unworkable · obstructive
intractable
Impossible to manage
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
overwhelming · daunting · formidable · unworkable · unfeasible · impractical · unsolvable · insoluble · unachievable · unrealistic
disorganized
Lacking systematic arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- messyLacking order or neatness
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
scattered · haphazard · tangled · cluttered · confused · muddled · shambolic · topsy-turvy · helter-skelter · anarchic
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
overflowing · bursting · uncontainable · overabundant · superfluous · unprocessable · backlogged · mounting · spiraling · snowballing
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- taxingRequiring great effort
crushing · nerve-wracking · maddening · frustrating · exasperating · infuriating · impossible · nightmarish · soul-crushing · burnout
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- out of controlwild, chaotic, unruly, unchecked, runaway
- overwhelmingoverwhelming, overpowering, crushing, engulfing, smothering
- problem adjectivesserious, severe, major, minor, critical
- challengeschallenge, difficult, hard, challenging, tough
unmanageablemanageable
Able to be controlled
governable · tractable · steerable · controllable · dirigible
unmanageabledocile
Easily controlled or taught
obedient · compliant · tractable · submissive · biddable
unmanageablemanageable
Able to be controlled
wieldy · workable · convenient · practical · feasible