awkward
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: clumsy, inelegant
Synonyms:
all thumbs
amateurish
artless
blundering
bulky
bumbling
bungling
butterfingers
coarse
floundering
gawky
graceless
green
having two left feet
having two left hands
incompetent
inept
inexpert
klutzy
lumbering
maladroit
oafish
rude
stiff
stumbling
uncoordinated
uncouth
unfit
ungainly
ungraceful
unhandy
unpolished
unrefined
unskilled
unskillful
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: difficult to handle
Synonyms:
annoying
bulky
chancy
cramped
cumbersome
dangerous
disagreeable
discommodious
hard to use
hazardous
incommodious
inconvenient
perilous
risky
troublesome
uncomfortable
unhandy
unmanageable
unwieldy
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: embarrassing
Synonyms:
compromising
delicate
difficult
embarrassed
ill at ease
inconvenient
inopportune
painful
perplexing
sticky
thorny
ticklish
troublesome
trying
uncomfortable
unpleasant
untimely
Antonyms:
clever
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