Clumsy

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Awkward

Synonyms Awkward, ungainly, ungraceful, gawky, gangling, blundering, bungling, fumbling, maladroit, inexpert, accident-prone, all fingers and thumbs, ham-fisted, butterfingered, hulking, uncoordinated, graceless, inelegant, gauche, cloddish, lumbering, bumbling, inept, unskilful, unhandy, like a bull in a china shop, cack-handed, ham-handed, with two left feet, and klutzy.

Unwieldy

Synonyms Unwieldy, cumbersome, hulking, solid, unmanoeuvrable, unmanageable, bulky, heavy, and awkward.

Gauche

Synonyms Gauche, graceless, unsubtle, uncouth, crass, insensitive, inconsiderate, indelicate, injudicious, awkward, unpolished, crude, boorish, tactless, thoughtless, undiplomatic, impolitic, and ill-judged.

Example Sentences

She felt clumsy after tripping over the rug.

His clumsy attempt to apologize made her smile.

The clumsy waiter accidentally spilled the drinks.

A clumsy move caused the vase to fall.

He was clumsy with his words but meant well.