Letters that make awkward
a, d, k, r, w are letters that make 'awkward'
Words within awkward
ward, Kwa, Ward, ar, kW, WA, war, AR, Ar are words within 'awkward'
a, d, k, r, w are letters that make 'awkward'
ward, Kwa, Ward, ar, kW, WA, war, AR, Ar are words within 'awkward'
6 possible definitions for 'awkward'
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
inconvenient is similar to awkward.
"they arrived at an awkward time"
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
clumsy, ungainly, bunglesome have the same meaning as 'awkward'
awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness are derivatives of 'awkward'.
unmanageable, unwieldy are similar to 'awkward'.
"an awkward bundle to carry", "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia", "clumsy wooden shoes", "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
cumbersome, inept, clumsy, inapt, ill-chosen have the same meaning as 'awkward'
stiffness, awkwardness, inaptness, clumsiness, gracelessness, ineptitude, slowness, inappositeness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'awkward'.
infelicitous is similar to awkward.
"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?"
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
graceful has the opposite meaning of awkward
clumsiness, ineptitude, slowness, awkwardness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'awkward'.
labored, laboured, strained, clunky, clumsy, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy, graceless, ungraceful, wooden are similar to 'awkward'.
"an awkward dancer", "an awkward gesture", "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes", "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
sticky, unenviable, embarrassing have the same meaning as 'awkward'
awkwardness, nuisance value are derivatives of 'awkward'.
"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"
Under this definition, awkward is an adjective and has the following properties:
uneasy, ill at ease(p) have the same meaning as 'awkward'
stiffness, awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, disquiet, unease, uneasiness, self-consciousness, uncomfortableness are derivatives of 'awkward'.
uncomfortable is similar to awkward.
"awkward and reserved at parties", "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know", "was always uneasy with strangers"