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as in clumsily
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as in ungracefully
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Recent Examples of awkwardly
The Sky were trailing 30-27 at the time of the injury, which occurred after Jackson bumped a Lynx defender and landed awkwardly on her left leg on the next step.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Android Auto adapts to your infotainment screen All infotainment screens aren't designed equally, and previous iterations of Android Auto fit awkwardly on some smaller touchscreen systems.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
At least the pedals aren’t awkwardly offset, unlike many Italian exotics of this era.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Then the man nodded awkwardly and sidled along the platform.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
It’s not meant to be a restaurant concept that awkwardly stretches into a sunlounger situation.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
After about two verses, the driver is shocked at what had just come out of his mouth, and his passengers are staring down awkwardly.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Beijing — In the flagship Beijing store of the world’s biggest drone maker, display racks designed to showcase DJI’s famous flying products sit awkwardly empty.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Minnesota suffered a vital personnel loss in the opening minute of the third when center Joel Eriksson Ek went down awkwardly in the offensive zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Android Auto adapts to your infotainment screen All infotainment screens aren't designed equally, and previous iterations of Android Auto fit awkwardly on some smaller touchscreen systems.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
At least the pedals aren’t awkwardly offset, unlike many Italian exotics of this era.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Then the man nodded awkwardly and sidled along the platform.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
It’s not meant to be a restaurant concept that awkwardly stretches into a sunlounger situation.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
After about two verses, the driver is shocked at what had just come out of his mouth, and his passengers are staring down awkwardly.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Beijing — In the flagship Beijing store of the world’s biggest drone maker, display racks designed to showcase DJI’s famous flying products sit awkwardly empty.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Minnesota suffered a vital personnel loss in the opening minute of the third when center Joel Eriksson Ek went down awkwardly in the offensive zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awkwardly
Adverb
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Many of the new changes in this version are clumsily presented.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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There are flying cars held at bay by the power of telekenesis and Park teleporting, as the crew clumsily accept their new ‘hero’ roles and attempt to take on the villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Eidinger brings sorely needed spark to these miserable proceedings; his profile of sociopathic villainy is, unfortunately or not, the most electric aspect of the film.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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But Roberts explains story beats that unfortunately never made it into the show.—
Reshma Gopaldas,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Awkwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awkwardly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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