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Definition: Unmanageable |
UnmanageableAdjective1. Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel". 2. Difficult to manage or control. 3. Difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain". 4. Not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unmanageable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: UnmanageableSynonyms: uncontrollable (adj), uncorrectable (adj), unwieldy (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: manageable (adj), wieldy (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Difficulty | Awkward, unwieldy, unmanageable; intractable, stubborn; (obstinate); perverse, refractory, plaguy, trying, thorny, rugged; knotted, knotty; invious; pathless, trackless; labyrinthine; (convoluted); intricate, complicated; (tangled); impracticable; (impossible); not feasible; desperate; (hopeless). |
Inexpedience | Clumsy, awkward; cumbrous, cumbersome; lumbering, unwieldy, hulky; unmanageable; (impracticable); impedient; (in the way). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Unmanageable |
| English words defined with "unmanageable": Manageless ♦ recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness ♦ unmanageableness, unmanageably, Unweldy ♦ Water-logged, Wieldless. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unmanageable": hungus. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "unmanageable": Wieldless. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Benjamin Franklin | An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife. |
Plato | Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable, inasmuch as he has the fountain of reason in him not yet regulated. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Adolescence may worsen behavior problems in some children with autism, who may become depressed or increasingly unmanageable. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | I think that you and I, with our heavy responsibilities for the maintenance of peace, were aware that development were approaching a point where events could have become unmanageable. |
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| "Unmanageable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unmanageable" is used about 91 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 91 | 34,491 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "unmanageable": become unmanageable. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
unmanageable | 3 |
fairport harbor try unmanageable | 3 |
feelings life unmanageable | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unmanageable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i pashtrueshëm (indomitable, undisciplined, untamable), i pamanivrueshëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أهوج (cyclonic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | своеволен (anarchic, anarchical, arbitrary, headstrong, high handed, masterful, opinionated, recalcitrant, self willed, self-opinionated, unauthorized, untoward, unwarranted, wayward, willful), вироглав (headstrong, perverse), неудържим (irrepressible, irresistible, runaway, uncontrollable, untenable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 法处理, 不可"拾 (hopeless, irremediable, out of hand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vzdorovitý (defiant), vzdorný (defiant, stubborn), tìžko ovladatelný, rozježený, nezvládnutelný, neovladatelný (uncontrollable, ungovernable, wayward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | mahdoton käsitellä, kuriton (undisciplined, unruly), äksy (cross, fierce, ill-tempered, vicious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | peu maniable (unwieldy), indocile, difficile (uneasy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | widerspenstig (contrarily, contumacious, contumaciously, disobedient, fractious, insubordinate, intractable, obstinate, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, stubborn, unmanageably, unruly, willful), unhandlich (bulky, cumbersome, unhandily, unhandy, unwieldily, unwieldy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανάγωγοσ (ill mannered, rude, untoward, untractable), ανοικονόμητοσ (ungainly, untractable, unwieldy), απείθαρχοσ (insubordinate, recalcitrant), δυσμεταχείριστοσ (unwieldy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nehezen kezelhetõ (ornery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tak dapat dikendalikan, tak dapat diatur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 駄駄っ子 (spoiled child, spoilt, unmanageable child), 駄々っ子 (spoiled child, spoilt, unmanageable child), 持て余す (to be beyond one's control, to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to not know what to do with), 悪馬 (unmanageable horse, wild horse), じゃじゃ馬 (crunchy, derog. term for Asian women working in Japan, restive horse, splashing water sound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | あくうま (unmanageable horse, wild horse), あくば (curse, mean old woman, unmanageable horse, vilification, wild horse), あくめ (unmanageable horse, wild horse), もてあます (to be beyond one's control, to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to not know what to do with), じゃじゃうま (restive horse), っ" (spoiled child, spoilt, unmanageable child). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anageableunmay teimoso (ambivalent, balky, die-hard, dogged, hard-mouthed, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, self-willed, stiff-necked, strongwilled, stubborn, tough, tumbler, uncompromising, unwilling, wayward, wilful, willful, wrong-headed), pouco manejável, intratável (crab, crabbed, crabby, cross-grained, currish, fractious, intractable, kittle, restive, snappish, snappy, sullen, surly, unapproachable, uncompromising, unsociable), ingovernável (uncontrollable), indisciplinável, indócil (fractious, rambunctious, restive, ungovernable, wayward). (various references) refractar (fire-resisting, insubordinate, intractable, refractive, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unwilling), nãrãvaş (bad tempered, balky, flighty, restive, restless, vicious). (various references) трудный (arduous, baffling, difficult, formidable, hard, labored, laborious, laboured, man-sized, narrow, painful, toilful, toilsome, trying). (various references) nepodesan za rukovanje, neizvodljiv (unachievable, unworkable). (various references) inmanejable. (various references) svårhanterlig (awkward, awkwardly shaped, awkward-to-handle, cumbersome, unwieldy), ostyrig (ferocious, rompish, rowdy, savage, unruly, wild), oregerlig (disorderly, fractious, obstreperous, out of hand, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, wild), ohanterlig (cumbersome, cumbrous, unwieldy). (various references) zapt edilemez, yaramaz (elfin, elvish, good for nothing, impish, little perisher, mischievous, naughty, non-effective, obstreperous, pickle, prankish, rogue, rompy, scalawag, scamp, scapegrace, skittish, undisciplined, wicked), yönetilemez, kontrol edilemez (out of control, out of hand, uncontrollable, ungovernable), ele avuca sığmaz (greasy, impracticable, obstreperous, out of hand, rompy, uncontrollable, unruly). (various references) khó trông nom. (various references) anystywallt, anhydrin, anhrin.gar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | inhabilis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
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"Unmanageable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: unmanagable, unmanageble. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unmanageable" (pronounced unma"nijubul) |
| 9 | -m a" n i j u b u l | manageable. |
| 6 | -i j u b u l | ineligible, salvageable. |
| 5 | -j u b u l | changeable, chargeable, eligible, exchangeable, fungible, illegible, incorrigible, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, knowledgeable, negligible, rechargeable, tangible, unintelligible. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-e-e-g-l-m-n-n-u" | |
-2 letters: manageable, unamenable, unnameable. | |
-3 letters: malaguena. | |
-4 letters: amenable, galbanum, nameable. | |
-5 letters: albumen, alumnae, amebean, anlagen, euglena, gamelan, gleeman, malanga, melange, namable, nebulae. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 6D 61 6E 61 67 65 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. -- .- -. .- --. . .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01101101 01100001 01101110 01100001 01100111 01100101 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n m a n a g e a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 006D 0061 006E 0061 0067 0065 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558079678067737167687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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