unmanageable — UK US /ˌʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl/ adjective ► impossible to deal with or manage: »We offer specialist debt advice for self employed people who face unmanageable debts … Financial and business terms
unmanageable — index contumacious, disobedient, disordered, disorderly, fractious, froward, impossible, impracticable … Law dictionary
unmanageable — 1630s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MANAGEABLE (Cf. manageable) … Etymology dictionary
unmanageable — [adj] unruly, wild awkward, berserk, chaotic, crazy, disobedient, disorderly, hysterical, lawless, madcap, nuts, out of control, outrageous, riotous, rowdy, turbulent, unbridled, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable,… … New thesaurus
unmanageable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult or impossible to manage or control. DERIVATIVES unmanageably adverb … English terms dictionary
unmanageable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unmanageable — [[t]ʌnmæ̱nɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unmanageable, you mean that it is difficult to use, deal with, or control. People were visiting the house every day, sometimes in unmanageable numbers. ...her freckles and… … English dictionary
unmanageable — un|man|age|a|ble [ ʌn mænıdʒəbl ] adjective extremely difficult to control or organize: The conflict could reach unmanageable proportions. My life had become unmanageable. a. used about someone whose behavior you cannot control or influence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unmanageable — adjective 1) the huge project was unmanageable Syn: troublesome, awkward, inconvenient; cumbersome, bulky, unwieldy 2) his behavior was becoming unmanageable Syn: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, disorderly, ou … Thesaurus of popular words
unmanageable — UK [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəb(ə)l] / US adjective a) extremely difficult to control or organize The conflict could reach unmanageable proportions. My life had become unmanageable. b) used about someone whose behaviour you cannot control or influence … English dictionary
unmanageable — adj.; unmanageability, unmanageableness, n.; unmanageably, adv. * * * … Universalium
