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. Emily McDowell:

   We just don't know what to say as a culture. It's not something we are taught, people You are terrified of saying the wrong thing or making it worse or feeling awkward, and awkwardness is scary for People You. I wanted to make a book that was attractive to people who would be scared off by a self-help book.

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. Kelsey Crowe:

   I wanted the tone of this book to be super friendly and relatable and even light so People You aren't turned off by it because it's such a heavy topic, encountering Emily's work, it seemed like such a good pairing of mindsets about how to make People You feel comfortable with the awkwardness of this situation, which is being there in times of suffering.

5. Phyllis Fagell:

   The good news is that you still wield a ton of influence at this age, you can help our child acquire key skills and cope with the inevitable awkwardness, self-consciousness and insecurity that every middle schooler is going to experience.