as in clumsy
having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner
my swimming instructor had never seen anyone so uncoordinated—in or out of the water
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Recent Examples of uncoordinated
This echoes remarks his envoy Steve Witkoff made after the latest round of talks collapsed, slamming Hamas as uncoordinated and not acting in good faith and saying the US would explore alternative options to secure hostage release and stabilize Gaza.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Moreover, uncoordinated attacks, often by motivated individuals acting on their own, can still occur, as has happened in Israel since 2023.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
In my experience, a single, properly underwritten advance is almost always safer and more sustainable than several uncoordinated ones.
—Raymond Grand, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Another issue that came up during the fires was an uncoordinated response between responding agencies and a lack of knowing what equipment the agencies have.
—Jayme Lozano Carver, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Moreover, uncoordinated attacks, often by motivated individuals acting on their own, can still occur, as has happened in Israel since 2023.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
In my experience, a single, properly underwritten advance is almost always safer and more sustainable than several uncoordinated ones.
—Raymond Grand, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Another issue that came up during the fires was an uncoordinated response between responding agencies and a lack of knowing what equipment the agencies have.
—Jayme Lozano Carver, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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For starters, even at 4 mm by 4 mm, the Utah array would be too big and clumsy a hunk of hardware for Science to implant in the eye or Synchron to thread through a vein.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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What resulted is one of the most comic, counterproductive, and clumsy episodes in the long history of British efforts to deal with Ireland.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rise of digital payment systems has made tipping both easier and more awkward, especially when prompts appear at counters, kiosks and drive-thru windows.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Use this a couple of times a week for smoother, brighter skin (without getting sunburnt and sand in awkward places).—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Where Aytaç was large but poised, Abdi was insubstantial, scrawny, and unsteady on his feet.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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If something feels unsteady or on shaky ground, it will be revealed — not to break you, but to rebuild something stronger.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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