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All clumsiness synonyms

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noun clumsiness

  • ineptitude — quality or condition of being inept.
  • awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
  • ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
  • heavy-handed — oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
  • ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • gauche — lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
  • gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
  • inelegance — the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
  • maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
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