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AWKWARDLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AWKWARDLY?

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Associations of "Awkwardly" (30 Words)

Associations of "Awkwardly" (30 Words)

amateurish	Lacking professional skill or expertise. Her amateurish* interviewing technique.*
ashamed	Embarrassed or guilty because of one’s actions, characteristics, or associations. I m ashamed* to say I followed him home.*
blush	Show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face. He had brought a faint blush* to her cheeks.*
bulky	(of a person) heavily built. A bulky* carrier bag.*
clumsy	Showing lack of skill or aptitude. The legal procedure is far too clumsy.
cumbersome	Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. A cumbersome* piece of machinery.*
disgraceful	Shockingly unacceptable. It is disgraceful* that they should be denied unemployment benefits.*
embarrassing	Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation. An embarrassing* muddle.*
embarrassment	A person or thing causing feelings of embarrassment. I turned red with embarrassment.
flush	The device used for flushing a toilet. The grouse were flushed from the woods.
forgetful	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range. I m a bit forgetful* these days.*
gaffe	A socially awkward or tactless act. His comments are a major diplomatic gaffe.
gauche	Lacking social polish. Too gauche* to leave the room when the conversation became intimate.*
gawky	Nervously awkward and ungainly. A gawky* lad with long ungainly legs.*
graceless	Lacking graciousness. He wanted to speak so as not to seem sullen or graceless.
humiliating	Causing awareness of your shortcomings. A humiliating* defeat.*
ignominious	Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. An ignominious* retreat.*
inelegant	(of language) unpolished. He came skidding to an inelegant* halt.*
loutish	Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. The loutish* manners of a bully.*
maladroit	Not adroit. Both men are unhappy about the maladroit* way the matter has been handled.*
poser	A person who poses; a poseur.
shame	Bring shame to. She shamed him into making amends.
shameful	Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray. The wicked rascally shameful* conduct of the bankrupt.*
solecism	A breach of good manners; an instance of incorrect behaviour.
strange	Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain. It is strange* how things change.*
ungainly	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. An ungainly* walk.*
unpleasant	(of a person or their manner) unfriendly and inconsiderate; rude. An unpleasant* personality.*
unskillful	Poorly done. It was an unskillful* attempt.*
unwieldy	Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape. Huge unwieldy* arc lamps.*
weird	Strikingly odd or unusual- Bram Stoker. Blue eyes weirded him out and Ivan s were especially creepy.