1
as in clumsiness
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as in oppressiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-handedness
Noun
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After the five wins in five days, all the inexperience on our team disappeared.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025 -
The Rockies’ inexperience and lack of talent on the roster are part of the equation and reflected in the inside numbers.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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The filmmakers know exactly how to leverage Hawkins’s warm, naturalistic screen presence, using her offbeat sweetness to keep the audience guessing as to her character’s exact level of malevolence.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Heavy-handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-handedness. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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