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clumsy

[kluhm-zee] / ˈklʌm zi /
ADJECTIVE
not agile; awkward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulky heavy-handed inept ponderous ungainly unwieldy
WEAK
all thumbs blundering 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

Example Sentences

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"I'll be a bit clumsy up there -- so I know that's going to be hilarious and annoying at the same time."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Mustering courage, the clumsy would-be capitalists Dmitri and Evgeny repeat the Nike slogan “Just Do It” to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Who wants to sit through a fictitious novelist’s clumsy drafts?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

She could have done this in a manner that looks suspect but is merely clumsy or reckless.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Smiling weakly, the girl patted him on the head, a clumsy gesture that rattled his undead brain.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.