Similar Words

— accord
— accordance
— accordant
— accredit
— accurate
— accurately
— acrid
— agree to
— agree with
— agreed
— ascertain
— ascertained
— assert
— asserting
— assertion
— assertive
— assort
— assorted
— assured
— assuredly
— clumsy
— clunky
— difficult
— gawky
— graceless
— hard
— inconvenient
— infelicitous
— klutzy
— labored
— laboured
— maladroit
— strained
— ugly
— unbeautiful
— uncomfortable
— ungainly
— ungraceful
— unmanageable
— unwieldy
— wooden

Misspelling

aawkwaard, awckward, awcward, awkkward, awkwar, awkwardd, awkwarrd, awwkwward, wkward

Awkward — synonyms, awkward antonyms, definition

1. awkward (a)

116 synonyms

abrupt affected annoying artificial balky blundering boorish bothersome bumbling bungling clumsy coarse constrained contrived countrified crude cumbersome dangerous difficult disadvantageous • • •

2. awkward (Adjective)

6 synonyms

bunglesome ill at ease ill-chosen sticky uneasy unenviable

1 antonym

graceful

6 definitions

awkward (Adjective) — Causing inconvenience. ex. "they arrived at an awkward time"

awkward (Adjective) — Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance. ex. "an awkward dancer" ex. "an awkward gesture" ex. "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes" ex. "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

awkward (Adjective) — Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. ex. "an awkward bundle to carry"

awkward (Adjective) — Not elegant or graceful in expression. ex. "an awkward prose style"

awkward (Adjective) — Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment. ex. "awkward moments in the discussion" ex. "an awkward pause followed his remark"

awkward (Adjective) — Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner. ex. "awkward and reserved at parties"