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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1. Vanessa Bohns:

   When you are in crisis, there is often a lot of awkwardness to figuring out what people can do, it's a lot easier to ask for something on behalf of someone else than to ask for it yourself. Knowing that you can get little bits of support( from many different people) instead of being so dependent on a few individuals gives reassurance without the baggage of feeling dependent or guilty.

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. 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.

4. 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.

5. Johnathan Handel:

   If there is a strike what viewers would see is a ripple effect, the late night shows which are scripted on a day-to-day basis…would immediately go to an improv kind of a situation and a sort of an awkwardness. Then, you’re talking about the weekly showsSaturday NightLive, for example, which could go dark or into re-runs.