AWKWARD
/ˈɑkwɚd/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 18
Definition
- adjective causing inconvenience.
- adjective lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.
- adjective difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
— synonyms: bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
- adjective not elegant or graceful in expression.
— synonyms: clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
- adjective hard to deal with.
— synonyms: embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
- adjective socially uncomfortable.
— synonyms: ill_at_ease(p), uneasy
Examples
- “John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.”
- “An awkward silence had fallen.”
- “I'm very awkward at parties.”
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