All ponderous synonyms
ponΒ·derΒ·ous
P p adjective ponderous
- onerous β burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- zaftig β (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
- weighty β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- yawner β a person who yawns.
- laboured β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- wooden β consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
- elephantine β Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
- whalelike β Resembling a whale or some aspect of one.
adj ponderous
- mondo β a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- hefty β heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- gawkish β awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- clodhopping β loutish; boorish.
- goodly β of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum.
- bulky β Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- front-page β of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- important β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- grave β the grave accent.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- ham-handed β clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- lumbering β timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- clownish β If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- lead-footed β awkward; clumsy.
- heavy-duty β providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.: heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
- banausic β merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- clumsy β A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- large-scale β very extensive or encompassing; of great scope: a large-scale business plan.
- all thumbs β clumsy
- labored β of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
- big β A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- leaden β inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
- long-faced β having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- heavy-footed β clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired.
- laborious β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- clunker β If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
- clunky β If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
- leadfooted β awkward; clumsy.
- galumphing β to move along heavily and clumsily.
- cumbersome β Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- fat β File Allocation Table
- massive β consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- lubberly β of or resembling a lubber.
- butterball β a chubby or fat person
- largish β rather large.
- hulky β hulking.
- butterfingered β a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.