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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'ungainly'

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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: wieldy, graceful

2. (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: wieldy, graceful

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'ungainly'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. ungainly
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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