Synonyms for awkwardness
awk·ward·ness

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1. awkwardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   clumsiness, ineptness, clunkiness, inelegance, ineptitude

2. awkwardnessnoun

   The state or quality of being awkward

   Synonyms:
   ineptness, inelegance, ineptitude, clumsiness, clunkiness

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1. awkwardnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Antonyms:
   address, address, adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, readiness, tact

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1. awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slownessnoun

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

   Synonyms:
   subnormality, maladroitness, deliberation, unsuitableness, backwardness, slowness, unsuitability, cumbersomeness, nuisance value, ineptness, stiffness, retardation, mental retardation, clumsiness, gracelessness, unhurriedness, deliberateness, worthlessness, unwieldiness, ineptitude

   Antonyms:
   gracefulness

2. awkwardness, nuisance valuenoun

   the quality of an embarrassing situation

   "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"

   Synonyms:
   ineptitude, slowness, ineptness, clumsiness, cumbersomeness, maladroitness, gracelessness, nuisance value, stiffness, unwieldiness

   Antonyms:
   gracefulness

3. awkwardness, clumsinessnoun

   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

   Synonyms:
   ineptitude, slowness, ineptness, clumsiness, cumbersomeness, maladroitness, gracelessness, nuisance value, stiffness, unwieldiness

   Antonyms:
   gracefulness

4. awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffnessnoun

   the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

   Synonyms:
   hardness, maladroitness, severeness, rigor, slowness, cumbersomeness, nuisance value, ineptness, stiffness, rigour, harshness, inclemency, clumsiness, gracelessness, ungracefulness, rigorousness, severity, rigourousness, unwieldiness, ineptitude

   Antonyms:
   gracefulness

5. awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldinessnoun

   trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

   "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

   Synonyms:
   ineptitude, slowness, ineptness, clumsiness, cumbersomeness, maladroitness, gracelessness, nuisance value, stiffness, unwieldiness

   Antonyms:
   gracefulness

Matched Categories

1. • Carriage
   • Inelegance
   • Troublesomeness

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1. List of paraphrases for "awkwardness":

   embarrassment

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How to use awkwardness in a sentence?

1. Helen Keller:

   Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the sense shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.

2. Shahar Hameiri:

   There's not going to be any full-throated embrace of Russia( at The BRICS summit), there's no doubt about it, and I'm sure there's gon na be plenty of awkwardness there... but behind the awkwardness( de-dollarization) is one area where these governments do have a shared interest, any kind of meaningful steps away from( a US dollar-denominated system) are potentially significant.

3. Amanda Rodriguez:

   I began to feel uncomfortable being naked in front of them because of the questions and the poking and prodding and search for Mommy's 'inside penis' -- that's what they thought a vagina was, i don't think it makes them terrible people or scars them for life if they stumble into the bathroom while I'm going, but it's easily avoidable awkwardness none of us really needs to experience on a daily basis.

4. Helen Keller:

   Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.

5. Pierre Tariot:

   There is an element of stigma here towards brain and mental health problems in general, i would call it professional awkwardness. I can't really help this condition, why invest time and energy talking about it, it makes me squirm.