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clownish

ADJECTIVE

boorish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbaric churlish coarse impolite rude tasteless uncivilized vulgar

WEAK

bad-mannered bearish cantankerous cloddish clodhopping clumsy countrified gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered inurbane loud loutish lowbred oafish ornery out of line out-of-order provincial rough rustic swinish ugly uncouth uncultured uneducated ungracious unpoised unpolished unrefined

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate gentle kind mannerly nice pleasant polished polite refined smooth sophisticated

WEAK

charming cultured

ADJECTIVE

clumsy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulky heavy-handed inept ponderous ungainly unwieldy

WEAK

all thumbs blundering blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered 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

daffy

Synonyms

WEAK

crackers daft demented deranged dotty foolish goofy loony nuts nutty

ADJECTIVE

droll

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eccentric entertaining funny humorous whimsical

WEAK

absurd camp campy comic comical diverting for grins gagged up gelastic jocular joshing laffer laughable ludicrous odd preposterous quaint quizzical ridiculous riot risible waggish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring common dramatic dull normal sad serious standard tragic unamusing unfunny usual

WEAK

traumatic

ADJECTIVE

gawky

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward bumbling gauche loutish lumbering lumpish lumpy maladroit oafish rude rustic splay uncouth ungainly

Antonyms

WEAK

athletic graceful lithe

ADJECTIVE

loutish

Synonyms

WEAK

bad-mannered barbaric bearish bungling cantankerous churlish cloddish clodhopping clumsy coarse dense doltish gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered impolite loud oafish ornery rough rude rustic swinish uncivilized uncouth uncultured uneducated unmannerly unpolished unrefined vulgar

ADJECTIVE

rustic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crude uncouth

STRONG

rough stupid

WEAK

awkward boorish churlish clodhopping coarse countrified dull foolish graceless ignorant inelegant loutish rude uncultured uneducated unmannerly unpolished unsophisticated

Antonyms

STRONG

citified

WEAK

couth cultured polished refined sophisticated

ADJECTIVE

uncouth

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward barbaric boorish cheap coarse crass crude discourteous disgracious gawky graceless gross heavy-handed ill-bred ill-mannered impertinent impolite inelegant loud loud-mouthed loutish oafish raunchy raw rough rude rustic strange tacky uncalled-for uncivil uncivilized ungainly ungenteel ungentlemanly unpolished unrefined unseemly vulgar

Antonyms

WEAK

agile couth cultivated polished refined sophisticated

ADJECTIVE

zany

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campy comical eccentric goofy kooky loony madcap wacky

STRONG

camp

WEAK

dumb foolish hare-brained humorous joshing nutty witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

serious

Example Sentences

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As for Mr. Trump, he watched as the clownish Ms. Bondi did her best to effect his retribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

At once menacing and clownish, Martin consistently tripped over his own incompetence, mendacity, and ignorance, ultimately dooming his chances of confirmation.

From Slate • May 10, 2025

Lewin is avuncular without seeming overbearing, which is key in a story about a creepy yet bizarrely clownish killer.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

The man is dangerous and clownish, boorish and fascinating, as crude as a dirty joke and as garish as a casino.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The nurse—short with curly hair and a clownish face—reaches to the hooks behind her and unfurls a blood pressure gauge.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Vocabulary lists containing clownish

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish

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clownish

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Vocabulary lists containing clownish

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish