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gawky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gawky

having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner

the stiff, gawky gait of a newborn colt

Synonyms of gawky

awkward, clumsy, gawkish, graceless, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungainly

Words Related to gawky

galumphing, larruping [dialect], lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, shambling, shuffling, unsteady, wobbly (also wabbly)

Near Antonyms of gawky

light, light-footed (also light-foot), lissome (also lissom), lithe, nimble, sure-footed

Antonyms of gawky

coordinated, graceful

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