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Definitions

gauche

[gohsh] / goʊʃ /
ADJECTIVE
tactless, unsophisticated
Synonyms
WEAK
awkward bumbling clumsy crude graceless green halting ham-handed heavy-handed ignorant ill-bred ill-mannered inelegant inept insensitive lacking maladroit oafish uncouth uncultured unhappy unpolished wooden
Antonyms
WEAK
elegant graceful mannerly polished refined sophisticated tactful tasteful

Example Sentences

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And when a State of the Union is remembered, it tends to be less for something the president said than for a gauche reaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But even five years of perpetual pregnancy hasn’t stopped the comedian known for being glamorously gauche, from saying the crude things we all think while wearing a chic outfit and a smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Or is it considered inappropriate and gauche to even talk about money?

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024

Or would it be gauche to do so?

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

“And this: ‘Lady Ashton’s pirate getup was so gauche as to be illegal; quick, somebody, throw her in the brig!’

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood