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blundering

ADJECTIVE

awkward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amateurish rude stiff

WEAK

all thumbs artless 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

Antonyms

WEAK

adroit artful clever convenient dexterous easy elegant graceful handy skillful straightforward

ADJECTIVE

bumbling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inept

STRONG

bungling

WEAK

awkward butterfingered clumsy gauche graceless maladroit unpolished

ADJECTIVE

clumsy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulky heavy-handed inept ponderous ungainly unwieldy

WEAK

all thumbs blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered clownish crude elephantine gauche gawkish gawky graceless ham-handed heavy helpless hulking ill-shaped incompetent inelegant inexperienced inexpert lubberly lumbering lumpish maladroit oafish splay stumbling unable unadept uncoordinated uncouth undexterous uneasy unhandy unskillful untactful untalented untoward weedy

Antonyms

WEAK

adroit agile athletic clever coordinated couth dexterous expert graceful

ADJECTIVE

crass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boorish churlish rude stupid vulgar

WEAK

asinine bovine dense doltish gross indelicate inelegant loutish lowbrow lumpish oafish obtuse philistine raw rough uncouth unrefined witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice polite refined sophisticated

WEAK

careful delicate kind sensitive tactful

ADJECTIVE

erring

Synonyms

STRONG

deviating sinning straying wrong

WEAK

criminal culpable delinquent errant fallible faulty in error sinful

ADJECTIVE

klutzy

Synonyms

WEAK

all thumbs amateurish artless bulky bumbling bungling butterfingers clumsy coarse floundering gawky graceless green having two left feet having two left hands incompetent inept inexpert lumbering lumpish maladroit oafish rude stiff stumbling uncoordinated uncouth unfit ungainly ungraceful unhandy unpolished unrefined unskilled unskillful

ADJECTIVE

lumbering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hulking ungainly unwieldy

STRONG

bovine bumbling clunking halting heavy overgrown splay

WEAK

clodhopping elephantine gauche gawky heavy-footed inept klutzy lead-footed lumpish maladroit ponderous two left feet unhandy wooden

Antonyms

WEAK

agile gliding lithe

ADJECTIVE

maladroit

Synonyms

WEAK

all thumbs bumbling bungling clunky floundering gauche halting heavy-handed inept inexpert klutzy lumbering stumbling two left feet ungraceful unhandy unskillful

Antonyms

WEAK

able capable diplomatic nice sensitive skillful tactful

ADJECTIVE

oafish

Synonyms

WEAK

all thumbs blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered dumb gawkish gawky graceless half-witted heavy-handed idiotic ignorant inelegant inept klutzy lubberly lumbering lumpish moronic simple simpleminded slow stumbling uncoordinated undexterous ungainly unintelligent

ADJECTIVE

oblivious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blind deaf inattentive unconcerned unfamiliar uninformed

WEAK

absent absentminded absorbed abstracted amnesic careless disregardful distracted dreamy forgetful forgetting gone heedless incognizant inconversant insensible neglectful negligent not all there out to lunch overlooking preoccupied regardless spacey strung-out unacquainted unconscious undiscerning uninstructed unknowing unmindful unnoticing unobservant unrecognizing unwitting zonked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attentive aware

WEAK

concerned conscious mindful sensitive understanding

ADJECTIVE

tactless

Synonyms

STRONG

untactful

WEAK

awkward boorish brash bungling clumsy crude discourteous gauche gruff harsh hasty impolite impolitic imprudent inconsiderate indelicate indiscreet inept injudicious insensitive maladroit misunderstanding rash rough rude sharp stupid thoughtless uncivil unconsiderate undiplomatic unfeeling unkind unperceptive unpolished unsubtle unsympathetic vulgar

Antonyms

WEAK

careful discreet tactful thoughtful

ADJECTIVE

undiplomatic

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward boorish brash bungling clumsy crude discourteous gauche gruff harsh hasty impolite impolitic imprudent inconsiderate indelicate indiscreet inept injudicious insensitive maladroit misunderstanding rash rough rude sharp stupid thoughtless uncivil unconsiderate unfeeling unkind unperceptive unpolished unpolitic unsubtle unsympathetic untactful vulgar

ADJECTIVE

unfit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-equipped impotent inadequate incapable ineligible unable unprepared unqualified useless

STRONG

bungling debilitated disqualified incapacitated unfitted

WEAK

amateur awkward bush league butter-fingered clumsy feeble heavy-handed incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced inexpert maladjusted maladroit no good not cut out for not equal to not up to unapt unhandy unpracticed unproficient unskilled unskillful untrained weak

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriate fit ready

ADJECTIVE

unpolitic

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward boorish brash bungling clumsy crude discourteous gauche gruff harsh hasty impolite impolitic imprudent inconsiderate indelicate indiscreet inept injudicious insensitive maladroit misunderstanding rash rough rude sharp stupid thoughtless uncivil unconsiderate undiplomatic unfeeling unkind unperceptive unpolished unsubtle unsympathetic untactful vulgar

ADJECTIVE

untactful

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward boorish brash bungling clumsy crude discourteous gauche gruff harsh hasty impolite impolitic imprudent inconsiderate indelicate indiscreet inept injudicious insensitive maladroit misunderstanding rash rough rude sharp stupid thoughtless uncivil unconsiderate undiplomatic unfeeling unkind unperceptive unpolished unpolitic unsubtle unsympathetic vulgar

ADJECTIVE

unthinking

Synonyms

WEAK

brutish feckless foolish heedless impulsive inadvertent inconsiderate indelicate insensitive instinctive mechanical napping negligent oblivious outrageous rash rude selfish senseless tactless thoughtless uncaring unconscious undiplomatic unheeding unintended unmeant unmindful unpremeditated unreasoning untactful unwise vacant witless

Antonyms

WEAK

careful cautious thoughtful

Example Sentences

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At the 1994 tournament in Linares, Spain, Mr. Kasparov—as the camera later showed—made a blundering move, let go of the piece, changed his mind and moved it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Her hopes of justice were raised ahead of the court case in 2003, only to be let down by legal "blundering".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“It’s true that by blundering about we stumbled on gold, but the fact remains that we were looking for gold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Then I was up in the dark and blundering around, feeling rough walls and the coal giving way beneath each step like treacherous sand.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison