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Synonyms & Antonyms of stilted
1
lacking social grace and assurance
- the conversation was somewhat stilted as we didn't seem to share any interests
Synonyms for stilted
- awkward,
- clumsy,
- gauche,
- graceless,
- inelegant,
- rough-hewn,
- rustic
- (also rustical),
- stiff,
- uncomfortable,
- uneasy,
- ungraceful,
- wooden
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2
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
- a stilted letter of apology that was written and accepted with equal measures of insincerity
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The first known use of stilted was in 1820
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