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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'clumsy'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
lacking grace in movement or posture
Synonyms: incompetent , fumbling , inept , unmanageable , gawky , ill-chosen , bungling , inapt , ungainly , cumbersome , awkward , clunky , unwieldy , clumsy , bunglesome Antonyms: felicitous , graceful , skilled , wieldy
2. (adj) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms: cumbrous , unenviable , feckless , ungainly , ill-chosen , tactless , fumbling , clumsy , inapt , gawky , awkward , bunglesome , cumbersome , bungling , inept , incompetent , unwieldy , embarrassing , clunky , ill at ease(p) , uneasy , sticky Antonyms: felicitous , graceful , skilled , wieldy
3. (adj) awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Synonyms: unenviable , ungainly , ill-chosen , fumbling , clumsy , inapt , gawky , awkward , bunglesome , cumbersome , bungling , inept , incompetent , unwieldy , embarrassing , clunky , ill at ease(p) , uneasy , sticky Antonyms: skilled , felicitous , graceful , wieldy
4. (adj) bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent
showing lack of skill or aptitude
Synonyms: butterfingered , handless , ill-chosen , fumbling , clumsy , heavy-handed , unqualified , awkward , cumbersome , ungainly , bunglesome , unequal to(p) , unskilled , bumbling , ham-handed , incompetent , unwieldy , ham-fisted , clunky , inapt , inept , bungling , incapable , gawky , left-handed Antonyms: graceful , skilled , wieldy , felicitous
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'clumsy'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. clumsy
Awkward, from awk (kindred with off, from the Norwegian), is off-ward, turned the wrong way; it was anciently used of a back-handed or left-handed blow in battle, of squinting eyes, etc. Clu
Synonyms: awkward , boorish , clumsy , rough , unhandy , bungling , gawky , uncouth , unskilful , clownish , maladroit , ungainly Antonyms: adroit , clever , dexterous , handy , skilful , absurdity , contradiction , demonstration , nonsense , paradox , sophism
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