awkward
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
causing inconvenience
they arrived at an awkward time
Related & opposite
- inconvenient similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
an awkward dancer
Related & opposite
- maladroit also see
- ugly also see
- graceful antonym
- awkwardness derivation
- clunky similar to
- ungraceful similar to
- strained similar to
- wooden similar to
Sense 3 adjective
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
an awkward bundle to carry
Related & opposite
- cumbersomeness derivation
- unmanageable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
an awkward prose style
Related & opposite
- inaptness derivation
- gracelessness derivation
- awkwardness derivation
- infelicitous similar to
Sense 5 adjective
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
Related & opposite
- nuisance value derivation
- difficult similar to
Sense 6 adjective
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
awkward and reserved at parties
Related & opposite
- gracelessness derivation
- disquiet derivation
- self-consciousness derivation
- uncomfortable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconvenient |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | maladroit |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | ugly |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | graceful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkwardness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | clunky |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ungraceful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | strained |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | wooden |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cumbersomeness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unmanageable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | inaptness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracelessness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkwardness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | infelicitous |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | nuisance value |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | difficult |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracelessness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-consciousness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncomfortable |