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
Woody was a slightly uncoordinated and not-so-strong cowboy cop who relied more on his sense of humor than his brawn.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Someone suffering hypothermia might appear uncoordinated or slur their speech.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Experts said the leaderless and uncoordinated movement turned violent as economic protests intertwined with political ones.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Last August, this problem became critical in Xinjiang, where uncoordinated wind generation caused low-frequency oscillations that threatened the broader national network.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Someone suffering hypothermia might appear uncoordinated or slur their speech.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Experts said the leaderless and uncoordinated movement turned violent as economic protests intertwined with political ones.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Last August, this problem became critical in Xinjiang, where uncoordinated wind generation caused low-frequency oscillations that threatened the broader national network.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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Even young Oklahoma City required a clumsy postseason audition.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The driver and his accomplice then mounted a clumsy getaway that resulted in their scooter crashing about three blocks from the scene, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The few who described speaking with her told me that their interactions had been very brief—just a short, awkward hello.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Communication can be blunt and awkward.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Bass, who was out of the country when the fire broke out, was unsteady in her early public appearances and, since then, has faced sharp criticism over the pace of the rebuilding.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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