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AWKWARD definition: 1. difficult to use, do, or deal with: 2. causing problems, worry, or embarrassment: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of AWKWARD is lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands). How to use awkward in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Awkward.
Awkward definition: lacking skill or dexterity.. See examples of AWKWARD used in a sentence.
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Synonyms for AWKWARD: uncomfortable, uneasy, clumsy, embarrassed, ungraceful, inelegant, gauche, wooden; Antonyms of AWKWARD: graceful, suave, urbane, cool, confident, composed, collected, calm
Don't ask awkward questions. You've put me in an awkward position. an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with) Please don't be awkward about letting him come. It makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that.
If you are awkward, chances are you are uncomfortable. You could feel socially awkward, like when you forget the host's name. Or, you may feel physically awkward, like when you trip on your way to the podium.
awkward - 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 to save for the climax of the campaign"
SYNONYMY NOTE: awkward implies unfitness for smooth, easy functioning and has the broadest application of the terms here, suggesting ungracefulness, inconvenience, tactlessness, embarrassment, etc. [an awkward implement, step, position, remark, etc.]; clumsy, emphasizing stiffness or bulkiness, suggests a lack of flexibility or dexterity ...
After an awkward silence, she glanced up at him with a mischievous smile. This is getting awkward , isn't it? The ride back was quiet, but the silence was a comfortable one, only becoming awkward when they reached the door of his house.
