Clumsy Synonyms
57 clumsy synonyms include awkward, uncoordinated, ungainly, graceless, ungraceful, inelegant, gawky, gauche, gangling, and cloddish. Clumsy is an adjective, and its antonyms are graceful and skillful. Here are some additional synonyms for "clumsy" with example sentences.
Another word for Clumsy
57 other ways to say clumsy.
1. awkward
- with two left feet
- unskilful
- unhandy
- ungraceful
- ungainly
- uncoordinated
- maladroit
- lumbering
- like a bull in a china shop
- klutzy
- inexpert
- inept
- inelegant
- hulking
- ham-handed
- ham-fisted
- graceless
- gawky
- gauche
- gangling
- fumbling
- cloddish
- cack-handed
- butterfingered
- bungling
- bumbling
- blundering
- awkward
- all fingers and thumbs
- accident-prone
2. unwieldy
3. gauche
- unsubtle
- unpolished
- undiplomatic
- uncouth
- thoughtless
- tactless
- insensitive
- injudicious
- indelicate
- inconsiderate
- impolitic
- ill-judged
- graceless
- gauche
- crude
- crass
- boorish
- awkward
Use clumsy in a Sentence
A clumsy move caused the vase to fall.
His clumsy attempt to apologize made her smile.
I was abashed by my clumsy mistake.
She felt clumsy after tripping over the rug.
The clumsy waiter accidentally spilled the drinks.