Awkward Synonyms

100 awkward synonyms include difficult, tricky, fiddly, cumbersome, unwieldy, unhandy, a devil, a bastard, cumbrous, and lumbersome. Awkward is an adjective, and its antonyms are easy, straightforward, and convenient. Here are some additional synonyms for "awkward" with example sentences.

Another word for Awkward

100 other ways to say awkward.

1. difficult

  • unwieldy  
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  • unseasonable  
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  • unhandy  
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  • unfortunate
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  • tricky
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  • lumbersome  
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  • inopportune  
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  • inconvenient  
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  • inappropriate
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  • fiddly  
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  • difficult
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  • cumbrous  
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  • cumbersome  
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  • a devil  
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  • a bastard  
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2. unreasonable

  • unreasonable
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  • unhelpful  
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  • uncooperative  
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  • unaccommodating  
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  • trying
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  • tiresome  
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  • thrawn  
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  • stubborn
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  • renitent  
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  • refractory  
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  • pesky  
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  • pervicacious  
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  • perverse  
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  • obstructive  
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  • obstinate  
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  • froward  
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  • exasperating  
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  • disobliging  
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  • difficult
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  • cussed  
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  • contumacious  
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  • contrary
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  • bolshie  
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  • bloody-minded  
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  • balky  
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  • annoying
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3. embarrassing

  • vexatious  
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  • unrelaxed  
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  • unquiet  
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  • unpleasant
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  • uneasy
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  • uncomfortable
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  • troublesome  
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  • tricky
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  • ticklish  
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  • thorny  
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  • tense  
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  • strained  
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  • sticky  
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  • sensitive
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  • self-conscious  
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  • problematical  
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  • problematic
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  • perplexing  
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  • nervous
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  • ill at ease  
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  • humiliating  
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  • hairy  
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  • gnarly  
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  • embarrassing  
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  • embarrassed
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  • edgy  
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  • dodgy  
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  • dicey  
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  • delicate
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  • cringeworthy  
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  • cringe-making  
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  • compromising  
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4. clumsy

  • wooden  
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  • with two left feet  
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  • unskilful  
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  • unhandy  
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  • ungraceful  
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  • ungainly  
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  • uncoordinated  
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  • stiff  
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  • maladroit  
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  • lumbering  
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  • lubberly  
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  • inept  
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  • inelegant  
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  • ham-handed  
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  • ham-fisted  
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  • graceless  
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  • gawky  
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  • gauche  
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  • gangling  
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  • coltish  
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  • clumsy
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  • clodhopping  
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  • cloddish  
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  • cack-handed  
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  • blundering  
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  • all thumbs  
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  • all fingers and thumbs  
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Use awkward in a Sentence

Acrid laughter followed his awkward comment.

His silence created an awkward atmosphere.

She felt awkward in social situations.

The chair's position seemed awkward.