as in uncomfortable
lacking social grace and assurance
his loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured
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Recent Examples of gauche
Big engagement rings are gauche!
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Fran Tirado,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
For a scene at the iconically gauche-glam nightclub and restaurant Tatiana — where the surf and turf will run you $99 — only five crew members went inside.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2024
The reason is very simple—the Noto palazzo was very gauche and fit for the party later in the season, to be thrown by Hollander’s character.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Dec. 2022
That would be too gauche, too legislative for the court.
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Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
19 May 2022
See All Example Sentences for gauche
Fran Tirado,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
For a scene at the iconically gauche-glam nightclub and restaurant Tatiana — where the surf and turf will run you $99 — only five crew members went inside.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2024
The reason is very simple—the Noto palazzo was very gauche and fit for the party later in the season, to be thrown by Hollander’s character.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Dec. 2022
That would be too gauche, too legislative for the court.
—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
19 May 2022
See All Example Sentences for gauche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauche
Adjective
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The conclusions from these findings are both uncomfortable and freeing.
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Francisco Lindor is injured, and other guys just look uncomfortable.
Adjective
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Your 2nd House of Finances hits an awkward angle as the nurturing Moon quincunxes ambitious Mars in your 9th House of Travel and Learning.
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But that doesn’t mean there still aren’t some awkward moments.
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This has, in many cases, led to some clumsy looking solutions at venues across North America.
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An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
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As the nation gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday, most Americans feel uneasy about their present, and pessimistic about their future, polls show.
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Sanders takes an uneasy step, into his wonderful, painful childhood.
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Practically speaking, shoes are an easier, less expensive and fraught acquisition than clothes (few people are embarrassed by their shoe size).
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Larry David is pretty, pretty, pretty embarrassed right now.
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“Gauche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauche. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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