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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Jaissle sees Murphy as offering more this season than Woltemade, who is clearly an awkward stylistic fit, and so those decisions were made.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, all new members, will be there, introducing fresh tensions into the agenda and some awkward photo calls.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of awkward

Adjective

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
After meeting at a society reception, Henry sets out to marry Henrietta, an endearingly clumsy, overly apologetic botanist with ambitions of discovering a new species of fern.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of clumsy

Adjective

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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