After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.
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Awkward
/ˈɔːkwəd/
Synonyms for "awkward" (245 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Adjective(15 words)
Slang(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (74)
disconcerteddisconcertingdisturbingdumbelephantineembarrassembarrassedembarrassingemptyempty headedempty-headedfingers all thumbsforcedformalfumblinggauchegawkishgawkygracelessgreen
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Adjective(22 words)
dorkiestdorkyfaulty phrasingfiddlygangliestgauchestgawkiergawkiestgoonyill at easeill-choseninaptinconvenientinconvenient truthincoordinatedincorrect phrasinginefficientinelegantineptklutzier
Related words (122)
lamelatinateleadenleft handedleft-handleft-handedloutishlubberlylumberinglumpishlumpymaladroitmassivemassymortifyingnaivenastynescientoafishout of place
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parlousperilousperverseplacepompousponderousprecariousprovincialrawrigidriskyruderusticself-conscioussensitivesesquipedalianshamefacedsimplesloppysoresplaystickystiffstiltedstrainedstrange totactlesstentativethumbticklishtouchytrickytroublesometryingturgiduglyunacquaintedunacquainted withunapprizedunbecominguncomfortableuncomprehendingunconversantuncouthundexterousuneasyunenlightenedunfamiliarunfortunateungainlyungracefulunhandyunhappyunilluminateduninformeduninitiatedunintelligentunknowingunmanageableunpleasantunpostedunrefinedunripeunseemlyunskilledunskillfulunsureuntowardunversedunwieldyvacuouswooden
Noun(2 words)
less fluidwaddling
Adjective(25 words)
low usabilityraggedestsquirmiersquirmiestsquirmystickytensetongue-tiedunappealingunbalanceduncomfortableuncoordinatedunenviableungainlierungainliestungracefulungraciousunhandedunshapelyunskilled worker
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Related word relations
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesawkward gestureawkward momentawkward postureawkward questionawkward silenceawkward situation
Inflections
2 entriesmore awkwardmost awkward
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
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Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I felt very awkward.
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No one can say for sure how this awkward state of affairs came about.
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The movements of this robot are awkward.
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