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CLUMSIER Synonyms

22 synonyms for clumsier. (exact relations)
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awkward

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

adjective satellite

• causing inconvenience

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

ungainly

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

bungling

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

fumbling

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

incompetent

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• legally not qualified or sufficient

• not qualified or suited for a purpose

noun

• someone who is not competent to take effective action

adjective satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• not doing a good job

• not meeting requirements

inept

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

butterfingered

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

graceless

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking graciousness

• lacking grace; clumsy

• lacking social polish

ham-fisted

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

hapless

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

heavy-handed

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• unjustly domineering

lumbering

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

adjective satellite

• slow and laborious because of weight

maladroit

adjective

adj

adjective

• not adroit

uncoordinated

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking in cooperative planning and organization

• lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements

stumbling

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

bunglesome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

clunky

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• making a clunking sound

cumbersome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

• not elegant or graceful in expression

gawky

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

ill-chosen

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

Alternatives for AWKWARD

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