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Ungainly synonyms

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clumsy
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
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  1. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
  2. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  3. Gauche; inept:
gawky
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
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  1. Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
  2. Awkward or ungainly, often, specif., from being disproportionately tall
  3. Awkward; ungainly.
inexpert
Not expert; unskilled.
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  1. Not expert; unskilled.
awkward
Not dexterous; clumsy.
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  1. Not dexterous; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
clumsy
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
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  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  2. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  3. Gauche; inept:
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
Lacking grace; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace; clumsy.
  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. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
  3. Clumsy or bungling
lumpish
Shaped like a lump, ill defined in shape.
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  1. Shaped like a lump, ill defined in shape.
  2. Like lumps, composed of unshaped or mismatched pieces.
  3. Clumsy or cumbersome.
maladroit
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
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  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Awkward; clumsy; bungling
ungraceful
(Colloquial, nonstandard) Not graceful; lacking grace.
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  1. (Colloquial, nonstandard) Not graceful; lacking grace.
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:
bulky
(Bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
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  1. (Bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
  2. Unwieldy
  3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
clumsy
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
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  1. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
  2. Gauche; inept:
  3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
unhandy
Not handy, unapt, clumsy, not dexterous.
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  1. Not handy, unapt, clumsy, not dexterous.
  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
Find another word for ungainly. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ungainly, like: clumsy, gawky, inexpert, awkward, rude, awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, inept and lumpish.

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  • He was ungainly, with rickety legs.

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

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