Synonyms of awkwardness

awkwardness

noun

as in clumsiness

Related Words

• clumsiness
• gawkiness
• ungainliness
• gracelessness
• klutziness
• gaucheness
• disability
• incapacity
• inability
• ham-handedness
• heavy-handedness
• incapability
• gawkishness
• impairment
• incapacitation
• debilitation
• disablement
• unhandiness

Dissimilar Words

• dexterity
• agility
• deftness
• nimbleness
• coordination
• sleight
• spryness
• flexibility
• gracefulness
• suppleness
• litheness
• limberness
• loose-jointedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awkwardness

The awkwardness of the phone call was how the friendship got built. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The awkwardness is exacerbated by a slight bit of wiggliness caused by two factors. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Let’s talk about the angst and awkwardness of teenage attraction. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Since the announcement, my manager has been polite and professional, but there has been an awkwardness between us. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

All in all, though, Piña and Hawk’s arrival is a relief; despite untold opportunities for fresh awkwardness and turmoil, the film seems more at ease in the company of guests. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026

Young Washington, a new biopic, gives us pre-Revolutionary George, early-20s George, pale, petulant, virginal, ramrod-straight, and bristling with awkwardness and ambition. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Succumbing to the urge to scroll Instagram the second conversation grows quiet or social awkwardness creeps in. — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026