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Definitions

clunker

[kluhng-ker] / ˈklʌŋ kər /

ADJECTIVE

cumbersome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulky burdensome embarrassing heavy inconvenient ponderous tiresome unwieldy

WEAK

clunking clunky cumbrous galumphing hefty incommodious leaden massive oppressive unhandy unmanageable wearisome weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aiding airy convenient easy fun helpful light small unburdensome

WEAK

graceful

NOUN

automobile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auto bus convertible limousine passenger car pickup truck sports car station wagon taxi transportation truck van

STRONG

bug buggy compact crate four-wheeler go-cart hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker lemon ride sedan subcompact tub wheels wreck

WEAK

bucket of bolts gas guzzler motor car oil burner

NOUN

butterfingers

Synonyms

STRONG

bungler clod dolt duffer fumbler klutz lummox schlep

WEAK

bull in a china shop clumsy oaf foozle muffer

NOUN

car

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auto automobile bus convertible jeep limousine machine motor pickup ride station wagon truck van wagon

STRONG

bucket buggy compact conveyance coupe hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker motorcar roadster sedan subcompact wheels wreck

WEAK

gas guzzler touring car

NOUN

jalopy

Synonyms

STRONG

heap junker wreck

WEAK

bucket of bolts rattletrap tin lizzie

Example Sentences

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So long as “Cars” could make Disney billions of dollars, the film itself being a veritable clunker was a non-issue.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

If the Dodgers win, they move on to the NL Championship Series, where Kershaw could get a chance to end his career on a more sonorous note than the clunker he played Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

I stop and adjust my backpack, shifting the weight of an old clunker of a laptop.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn