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Recent Examples of awkwardness
This acknowledged the error, diffused the awkwardness and reoriented the conversation onto a positive heading.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
If Melvin is out, there would be no escaping the awkwardness of firing a manager just three months after committing to him.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The awkwardness is overshadowed by the vehicle’s driving qualities, its serious road grip and keen maneuverability.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The awkwardness of that, the tentativeness.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
These two were both nerdy and sweet, and shared a certain endearing awkwardness.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
But in the face of that, Wolf just went so far in the other direction but at the same time felt this awkwardness and discomfort around being reunited with his father, in a way.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
That stark contrast is part of what makes moments like this viral show of awkwardness so funny to thousands.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After Conrad surprised Belly in Paris on her birthday, initial awkwardness melted away over a day of sightseeing before her pre-birthday dinner with friends.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
If Melvin is out, there would be no escaping the awkwardness of firing a manager just three months after committing to him.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The awkwardness is overshadowed by the vehicle’s driving qualities, its serious road grip and keen maneuverability.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The awkwardness of that, the tentativeness.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
These two were both nerdy and sweet, and shared a certain endearing awkwardness.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
But in the face of that, Wolf just went so far in the other direction but at the same time felt this awkwardness and discomfort around being reunited with his father, in a way.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
That stark contrast is part of what makes moments like this viral show of awkwardness so funny to thousands.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After Conrad surprised Belly in Paris on her birthday, initial awkwardness melted away over a day of sightseeing before her pre-birthday dinner with friends.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awkwardness
clumsiness
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Police in Oklahoma witnessed the clumsiness of nature when a wildlife rescue turned from pure-hearted Disney moment into Discovery channel outtake, video shows.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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And this is in addition to our ongoing on-pitch tactical clumsiness and lack of motivation for big games.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Awkwardness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awkwardness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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