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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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In a clunker of a season opener, they couldn’t tackle on defense or consistently move the ball on offense behind new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 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

But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

Murray, who had a 3-for-18 clunker in Game 2, tried everything from leaners, fadeaways and spot-up 3-pointers.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

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

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