CEFR B1

unmanageable

adjective

Meaning

Impossible or very difficult to control, manage, or handle.

Examples

The company's debt had become unmanageable.
His unruly hair was unmanageable in the humidity.

Synonyms: difficult, uncontrollable, unwieldy, intractable

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unmanageable (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl/

Definition

Impossible or very difficult to control, manage, or handle.

Examples

The company's debt had become unmanageable.
His unruly hair was unmanageable in the humidity.
The sheer volume of data was unmanageable for the old system.

How to Use unmanageable

unmanageable for (prepositional phrase): Describes something that is too difficult for a specific person or system to handle. — "The project was unmanageable for the small team."
unmanageable with (prepositional phrase): Indicates the lack of resources or tools to manage something. — "The wildfire was unmanageable with the available equipment."

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