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gauche
Synonyms and Antonyms of gauche
lacking social grace and assurance
awkward, clumsy, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic (also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden
angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainly
abashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed
agitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed (also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upset
diffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious
Synonym Discussion of gauche
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- periods of awkward silence
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- a clumsy mechanic
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- a maladroit politician
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- a hopelessly inept defense attorney
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- felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties
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