Words Like AWKWARD

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

12 Alternative Words Similar to awkward

1 Clumsy Adjective      Synonym Words Like Clumsy
2 Cumbersome Adjective      Synonym Words Like Cumbersome
3 Inapt Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inapt
4 Inept Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inept
5 Embarrassing Adjective      Synonym Words Like Embarrassing
6 Uneasy Adjective      Synonym Words Like Uneasy
7 Graceful Adjective      Antonym Words Like Graceful
8 Ugly Adjective      Related Words Like Ugly
9 Difficult Adjective      Similar Words Like Difficult
10 Infelicitous Adjective      Similar Words Like Infelicitous
11 Strained Adjective      Similar Words Like Strained
12 Uncomfortable Adjective      Similar Words Like Uncomfortable

10 examples of awkward

1 he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
2 too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
3 his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
4 an awkward gesture
5 was always uneasy with strangers
6 ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
7 the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
8 clumsy wooden shoes
9 a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
10 his cumbersome writing style

10 definitions of awkward

1 Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful
2 Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
3 Perverse; adverse; untoward.
4 lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
5 socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
6 difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
7 not elegant or graceful in expression
8 hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
9 causing inconvenience
10 Not graceful; ungainly.
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