Analysis Complete

awkward

/ awkward /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner
"awkward and reserved at parties"
"ill at ease among eddies of people he didn''t know"
"was always uneasy with strangers"
Similar:
uncomfortable
adjective satellite Sense 2
causing inconvenience
"they arrived at an awkward time"
Similar:
inconvenient
adjective satellite Sense 3
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
"an awkward pause followed his remark"
"a sticky question"
"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned"
Similar:
difficult hard
adjective satellite Sense 4
not elegant or graceful in expression
"an awkward prose style"
"a clumsy apology"
"his cumbersome writing style"
"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
Similar:
infelicitous
adjective Sense 5
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
"an awkward dancer"
"an awkward gesture"
"too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"
"his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
Similar:
gawky clumsy clunky ungainly unwieldy graceless ungraceful labored
Opposites:
graceful
See also:
maladroit ugly
adjective satellite Sense 6
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
"an awkward bundle to carry"
"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
"clumsy wooden shoes"
"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
Similar:
unwieldy unmanageable
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
15
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

uncomfortable inconvenient difficult hard infelicitous gawky clumsy clunky ungainly unwieldy graceless ungraceful