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GAWKISH Synonyms

16 synonyms for gawkish. (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

bumbling

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

clumsy

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

gauche

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking social polish

graceless

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking graciousness

• lacking grace; clumsy

• lacking social polish

ineffectual

adjective

adj

adjective

• not producing an intended effect

adjective satellite

• producing no result or effect

• lacking in power or forcefulness

inelegant

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

inept

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

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

ungainly

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

unpolished

adjective

adj

adjective

• not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

adjective satellite

• lacking social polish

unskillful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• poorly done

wooden

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective satellite

• made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

• lacking ease or grace

blundering

adjective

adj

noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

klutzy

adjective

adj

adjective

• Awkward, clumsy or socially inept

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