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awkwardadjective lacking social grace and assurancepreteens feeling awkward at their first formal dance clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic(also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainlyboorish, clownish, uncouthabashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassedself-consciousagitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed(also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upsetdiffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious graceful, suave, urbane assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, poised, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)her awkward handling of the seating arrangements at the wedding reception resulted in many hurt feelings botched, bungling, clumsy, fumbled, inept, inexpert, maladroit amateur, amateurish, crude, green, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficient, inexperienced, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillfulcareless, sloppy, tacky, tactless, undiplomaticill-advised, ineffective, ineffectual, misdirected, misguided adroit, deft, dexterous(also dextrous), facile able, accomplished, adept, capable, clever, competent, consummate, crackerjack, expert, masterful, masterly, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful, talenteddiplomatic, easy, effortless, gracious, smooth, tactful causing embarrassmentthe awkward situation of having to listen as your host and hostess quarrel loudly in the next room discomfiting, disconcerting, disturbing, embarrassing, flustering, uncomfortable confusing, difficult, disagreeable, impossible, inconvenient, intolerable, troublesome, unpleasant, unwieldyunsettlingdebasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying agreeable, comfortable, convenient, pleasing causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyanceour surprise guests came at a very awkward time discommoding, disobliging, incommoding, inconvenient bothersome, burdensome, onerous, troublesomeannoying, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nagging, nettlesome, riling, vexatious, vexing convenient, ultraconvenient acceptable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, tolerableadvantageous, desirable, good, helpful difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or designthat manual can opener is awkward to hold bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, cranky, cumbersome, cumbrous, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy uncontrollable, unmanageablebulky, dinosaurian, dinosauric, elephantine, heavy, hulking, massiveimpracticable, impractical handy functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manneran awkward person who is always tripping over herself clumsy, gawkish, gawky, graceless, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungainly galumphing, larruping(dialect), lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, shambling, shuffling, unsteady, wobbly(also wabbly) coordinated, graceful light, light-footed(also light-foot), lissome(also lissom), lithe, nimble, sure-footed lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's handsan awkward catch of a fly ball butterfingered, cack-handed(British), clumsy, graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy uncoordinatedbunglesome, bungling, gauche, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful all thumbs deft, dexterous(also dextrous), handy, sure-handed expert, masterly, skilled, skillfulcoordinated awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct).awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill.a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations.a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy.a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding.felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties in 1530 |