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Clumsy synonyms

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awkward
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
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  1. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
  2. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
inept
Not suitable to the purpose; unfit
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  1. Not suitable to the purpose; unfit
  2. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  3. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
maladroit
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
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  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Awkward; clumsy; bungling
ungainly
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or use; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
tactless
Not having or showing tact
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  1. Not having or showing tact
  2. Having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
  3. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of tact; bluntly inconsiderate or indiscreet.
cumbersome
Hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or complexity; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy
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  1. Hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or complexity; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy
  2. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
  3. Not easily managed or handled; awkward.
awkward
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
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  1. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
  2. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
gawky
Awkward or ungainly, often, specif., from being disproportionately tall
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  1. Awkward or ungainly, often, specif., from being disproportionately tall
  2. Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
  3. Awkward; ungainly.
graceless
Having or exhibiting no sense of propriety or decency.
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  1. Having or exhibiting no sense of propriety or decency.
  2. Lacking any sense of what is right or proper
  3. Without grace; clumsy or inelegant
inept
Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
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  1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  2. Wrong in a foolish and awkward way
  3. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
lumpish
Stupid or dull.
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  1. Stupid or dull.
  2. Shaped like a lump, ill defined in shape.
  3. Like lumps, composed of unshaped or mismatched pieces.
ungainly
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
ungraceful
(Colloquial, nonstandard) Not graceful; lacking grace.
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  1. (Colloquial, nonstandard) Not graceful; lacking grace.
bulky
Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
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  1. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
  2. (Bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
  3. Unwieldy
ungainly
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
unhandy
Not handy; inconvenient or inaccessible
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  1. Not handy; inconvenient or inaccessible
  2. Not clever with the hands; awkward
  3. Difficult to handle or manage; unwieldy.
unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult to carry or maneuver; unwieldy:
unwieldy
Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity:
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  1. Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity:
  2. (Now Rare) Awkward; clumsy
awkward
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
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  1. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
  2. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
gauche
Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless.
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  1. Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless.
heavy-handed
Alternative form of heavy-handed.
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  1. Alternative form of heavy-handed.
  2. Without a light touch; clumsy or tactless
  3. Clumsy; awkward.
inept
Not suitable to the purpose; unfit
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  1. Not suitable to the purpose; unfit
  2. Wrong in a foolish and awkward way
  3. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
maladroit
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
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  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Inept; clumsy; awkward; not adroit
unskillful
Not skillful.
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  1. Not skillful.
  2. (Obsolete) Ignorant.
  3. Not skillful; having little or no skill or dexterity; awkward
brash
Brittle:
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  1. Brittle:
  2. Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious:
  3. Insensitive or tactless
gauche
Lacking grace, esp. social grace; awkward; tactless
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  1. Lacking grace, esp. social grace; awkward; tactless
impolitic
Not politic; unwise; injudicious; inexpedient
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  1. Not politic; unwise; injudicious; inexpedient
  2. Not in accordance with good policy; unwise, inexpedient; unadvisable.
  3. Not wise or expedient; not politic:
indelicate
Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
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  1. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
  2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.
  3. Tactless or undiplomatic.
maladroit
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
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  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Inept; clumsy; awkward; not adroit
tactless
Not having or showing tact
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  1. Not having or showing tact
  2. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of tact; bluntly inconsiderate or indiscreet.
  3. Having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
undiplomatic
Not tactful or diplomatic.
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  1. Not tactful or diplomatic.
  2. Lacking sensitivity or the skill of dealing with others
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  • Her accent was still there, but the clumsy speech pattern was gone.

  • Actually, the idea was appealing – in spite of his clumsy invitation.

  • long; a very durable but clumsy fur.

  • The red granite school of Assuan comes lower, the work being usually clumsy and with unfinished corners and details.

  • In her clumsy attempt to catch it, she teetered for a moment before regaining her balance.

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