Blundering
, a bastard, annoying, compromising, all fingers and thumbs, and all thumbs
are synonyms for awkward; easy, straightforward, and convenient are antonyms of awkward. On this page, you will find 101 another word for awkward.
101 Another Word for Awkward
1. difficult
- A bastard
- A devil
- Cumbersome
- Cumbrous
- Difficult
- Fiddly
- Inappropriate
- Inconvenient
- Inopportune
- Lumbersome
- Tricky
- Unfortunate
- Unhandy
- Unwieldy
- Unseasonable
2. unreasonable
- Annoying
- Balky
- Bloody-minded
- Bolshie
- Contrary
- Contumacious
- Cussed
- Difficult
- Disobliging
- Exasperating
- Froward
- Obstinate
- Obstructive
- Perverse
- Pesky
- Refractory
- Renitent
- Stubborn
- Thrawn
- Tiresome
- Trying
- Unaccommodating
- Uncooperative
- Unhelpful
- Unreasonable
- Pervicacious
3. embarrassing
- Compromising
- Cringe-making
- Cringeworthy
- Delicate
- Dicey
- Dodgy
- Edgy
- Embarrassed
- Embarrassing
- Gnarly
- Hairy
- Humiliating
- Ill at ease
- Nervous
- Perplexing
- Problematic
- Problematical
- Self-conscious
- Sensitive
- Sticky
- Strained
- Tense
- Thorny
- Ticklish
- Tricky
- Troublesome
- Uncomfortable
- Uneasy
- Unpleasant
- Unrelaxed
- Vexatious
- Unquiet
4. clumsy
- All fingers and thumbs
- All thumbs
- Blundering
- Cack-handed
- Cloddish
- Clodhopping
- Clumsy
- Coltish
- Gangling
- Gauche
- Gawky
- Graceless
- Ham-fisted
- Ham-handed
- Inelegant
- Inept
- Lumbering
- Maladroit
- Stiff
- Uncoordinated
- Ungainly
- Ungraceful
- Unhandy
- Unskilful
- With two left feet
- Wooden
- Lubberly
Awkward Sentences
The conversation became increasingly awkward quickly.
She felt awkward in social situations.
His silence created an awkward atmosphere.
They exchanged awkward glances during introductions.