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- pronunciation:
- awk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
deficient in physical skill or grace; clumsy.
My brother is an awkward dancer.- synonyms:
- bumbling, clumsy, gawky, inept, ungainly
- antonyms:
- adroit, agile, deft, dexterous, dextrous, graceful
- similar words:
- all thumbs, blundering, gauche, heavy-handed, maladroit, ungraceful, unhandy, wooden
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| definition 2: |
difficult to use, deal with, or manage.
I find that kind of keyboard rather awkward.The misunderstanding resulted in an awkward situation.- synonyms:
- clumsy, cumbersome
- antonyms:
- easy
- similar words:
- bulky, hulking, incommodious, recalcitrant, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy
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| definition 3: |
slightly dangerous; requiring caution or tact.
It's an awkward climb up that hill.- synonyms:
- precarious
- similar words:
- dangerous, hazardous, risky, sticky, touch-and-go
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| definition 4: |
uneasy or embarrassed.
There was an awkward silence after his embarrassing comment.Her intense flattery made me feel awkward.He was always awkward with women and could never think of anything to say.- synonyms:
- embarrassed, embarrassing, uncomfortable
- antonyms:
- relaxed
- similar words:
- difficult, ill at ease, inappropriate, inopportune, malapropos, sore, uneasy
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| related words: |
artless, crude, inconvenient, messy, ponderous, queer, stiff, ticklish, touchy, uncouth |
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| derivations: |
awkwardly (adv.), awkwardness (n.) |
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