Ungainly Synonyms

ŭn-gānlē
Unskillful
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. inexpert
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Difficult to handle or manage
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. bulky
  4. unhandy
  5. unmanageable
  6. unwieldy
  7. bunglesome

Words Related to Ungainly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Ungainly Sentence Examples

  • He was ungainly, with rickety legs.

  • The horses and cattle are of a degenerate type, small, ungainly and inured to neglect and hard usage.

  • The sides of the atrium are unfortunately occupied by plain ungainly buildings five storeys in height, awkwardly accommodating themselves to the upward slope of the ground.

  • The general shape of the animal is ungainly, owing to a huge hump on the withers, at which point the height is about 3 ft.

  • The principal church, among many, is the cathedral of St Michael, a large, ungainly building of grey sandstone.

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