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as in clumsily
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as in ungracefully
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Recent Examples of awkwardly
After catching a ball for a first down, Hill was pushed out of bounds, and his knee appeared to be bent awkwardly.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But not before Baldelli awkwardly removed Willi Castro from the game early, hoping to earn him applause, and instead setting off more speculation.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The camera rolls as West lies on a futuristic bed with Elon Musk, awkwardly comparing relationship woes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
This all took place while the cast awkwardly laughed and continually tried to continue the show’s conversation.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The Gophers’ tailback grabbed his hamstring after awkwardly falling to the turf.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite being awkwardly excluded from a question about the state of the industry, Ayo Edebiri has earned praise for her answer.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Levi’s happens to make the best baggy jeans, in my opinion, with an inseam long enough for tall ladies that doesn’t awkwardly crop before reaching the heel.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But not before Baldelli awkwardly removed Willi Castro from the game early, hoping to earn him applause, and instead setting off more speculation.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The camera rolls as West lies on a futuristic bed with Elon Musk, awkwardly comparing relationship woes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
This all took place while the cast awkwardly laughed and continually tried to continue the show’s conversation.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The Gophers’ tailback grabbed his hamstring after awkwardly falling to the turf.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite being awkwardly excluded from a question about the state of the industry, Ayo Edebiri has earned praise for her answer.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Levi’s happens to make the best baggy jeans, in my opinion, with an inseam long enough for tall ladies that doesn’t awkwardly crop before reaching the heel.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awkwardly
Adverb
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Nix remained underwater in September as Denver stumbled clumsily into the national spotlight with one win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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And, unfortunately, their decline in both areas has run simultaneously with other Bundesliga clubs becoming far better in each department.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Virginia Tech is unfortunately all too familiar with violence on campus as 32 professors and students were killed in a mass shooting, on April 16, 2007.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Awkwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awkwardly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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