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adjective

1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: clumsy, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful. Slang klutzy. Idioms: all thumbs. See ability/inability.
2. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform: bumbling, clumsy, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful. See ability/inability.
3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression: ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unfortunate, unhappy. See ability/inability, good/bad.
4. Difficult to handle or manage: bulky, clumsy, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy. See easy/hard.
5. Characterized by embarrassment and discomfort: constrained, uncomfortable, uneasy. See feelings.

adj

Definition: clumsy, inelegant
Antonyms: adroit, artful, dexterous, elegant, graceful, handy, skillful

adj

Definition: difficult
Antonyms: convenient, easy, straightforward

adj

Definition: embarrassing
Antonyms: clever

IN BRIEF: To move in a clumsy, graceless manner.

Matthew moved awkwardly toward Tina to ask her to dance.

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sign description: Both 3-hands move up and down in an awkward motion.

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For a list of words related to awkward, see:

• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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See words rhyming with "awkward."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Awkward.

Common misspelling(s) of awkward

• ackward

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kluntet, ubekvem, akavet, kejtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
gênant, onaangenaam, lastig, onhandig, niet op zijn gemak, ongelegen

Français (French)
adj. - embarrassant, peu accessible, incommode, peu commode, peu maniable, mal conçu, malaisé, (Aut) malaisé à négocier (un virage), gauche (un style), maladroit, peu élégant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbeholfen, unhandlich, peinlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδέξιος, άγαρμπος, άχαρος, άβολος, αμήχανος, στενόχωρος, σε δύσκολη θέση

Italiano (Italian)
penoso, goffo, maldestro, poco pratico, inadatto, imbarazzante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desajeitado, inábil, deselegante, desairoso

Русский (Russian)
неуклюжий, нескладный, непрактичный, неподходящий, щекотливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - difícil, torpe, desgarbado, molesto, inoportuno, inadecuado, embarazoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klumpig, generad, besvärlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
笨拙的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 笨拙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 서투른, 거북한, 귀찮은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぶざまな, ぎこちない, 不器用な, 下手な, 扱いにくい, 不便な, やりにくい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كربط, صعب المراس, , أخرق, غير قابل للإستعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגושם, לא-יוצלח, קשה לטיפול, לא נוח, מביך, נבוך, לא-נוח לשימוש‬

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