GAWKISH Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

gawkish

adjective

ˈgȯ-kish

Definition of gawkish

as in awkward

having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner the kind of gawkish girl who trips while receiving her high school diploma

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At least the latter gives you something to do with yourself during the awkward time that was really just meant for wedding party photo opportunities with no thought of the inconvenience to the guests.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS TELLING SILENCE — Socialist mayor's awkward response scrutinized after police chief's nervous glances.

— , FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of awkward

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Watson is a decade into this league — and quickly playing his way out of it — making the same clumsy mistakes that plagued Shedeur Sanders as a late-round rookie last year.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Such attempts to touch on the highly personal connections people have to Oasis’s music feel clumsy and forced, especially when juxtaposed with the brothers’ rather anonymous comments.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of clumsy

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Miguel Carrizoza had just stood up after being floored by a right hook and still looked unsteady on his feet.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
O'Donnell said those terrain warnings reinforce that the plane was unsteady and suggest it may not have been configured correctly for landing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsteady

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