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awkward
adjective as in clumsy, inelegant
Strongest matches
Weak matches
all thumbs, 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, stumbling, uncoordinated, uncouth, unfit, ungainly, ungraceful, unhandy, unpolished, unrefined, unskilled, unskillful
adjective as in difficult to handle
Strongest matches
annoying, cumbersome, dangerous, inconvenient, perilous, risky, troublesome, uncomfortable, unwieldy
Weak matches
bulky, chancy, cramped, disagreeable, discommodious, hard to use, hazardous, incommodious, unhandy, unmanageable
adjective as in embarrassing
Strongest matches
delicate, difficult, embarrassed, inconvenient, painful, ticklish, troublesome, uncomfortable, unpleasant
Weak matches
compromising, ill at ease, inopportune, perplexing, sticky, thorny, trying, untimely
Example Sentences
But if party members do express their frustration by electing Powell, the optics for Starmer would be awkward.
The launch of the review comes at an awkward time, given that the militaries of the U.S. and Australia have promoted how closely they are working together as concerns about China rise.
Though awkward at first, these steps built trust and helped us reconnect, not just as co-parents, but as partners.
“I was bullied. I was awkward. I wasn’t particularly sociable. I just didn’t fit in at all.”
What made that just a smidge awkward this time around is that Bradley has played so surprisingly well over the last year that he had to consider whether one of those selections should be himself.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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