Words Like CLUMSY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CLUMSY.

6 Alternative Words Similar to clumsy

1 Awkward Adjective      Synonym Words Like Awkward
2 Cumbersome Adjective      Synonym Words Like Cumbersome
3 Inapt Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inapt
4 Inept Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inept
5 Infelicitous Adjective      Similar Words Like Infelicitous
6 Stiff Adjective      Synonym Words Like Stiff

10 examples of clumsy

1 a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse
2 the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
3 clumsy wooden shoes
4 a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
5 his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
6 did a clumsy job
7 what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
8 clumsy fingers
9 heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
10 his cumbersome writing style

10 definitions of clumsy

1 Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
2 Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate.
3 difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
4 showing lack of skill or aptitude
5 lacking grace in movement or posture
6 not elegant or graceful in expression
7 Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
8 Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.
9 Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.
10 Stiffened with cold; benumbed.
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