heavy-handed
adjectiveHow many syllables in heavy-handed?
There are 4 syllables in the word heavy-handed.How to pronounce heavy-handed:
Definition of heavy-handed:
- heavy-handed (adjective):
- clumsy
- acting forcefully and without care and thought
- adjective. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.
Synonyms for heavy-handed:
austere
authoritarian
autocratic
bumbling
bungling
butterfingered
demanding
domineering
draconian
flinty
gruff
ham-handed
handless
hard
hardened
harsh
left-handed
maladroit
merciless
oppressive
overbearing
ramrod
relentless
rigid
rigorous
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Antonyms for heavy-handed:
accommodating
advised
aforethought
allowing
amiable
astute
benevolent
benign
benignant
calculated
calm
careful
cautious
charitable
civil
clement
cogent
commonsense
compassionate
complaisant
compliant
computed
condoning
considerate
considered
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