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 Contracts for SaaS products go uncoordinated, with separate agencies paying higher prices despite discounts available through collaborative purchases. Eric Steele, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 For Syrian refugees, an uncoordinated or premature return could mean again enduring extreme poverty, the risk of further displacement, or even death, just as the situation looked to be improving. Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025 Senior-level decision-making had become uncoordinated and siloed. Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021 Beecher just cannot finish - nor Zacha, nor Wahlstrom ..... 63 played like the tired uncoordinated Marchy of the first 20 games, not the Aderall Marchy of his 6 game scoring streak. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncoordinated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
  • Where the real Colin and Emma have trouble getting much further than a clumsy hug after a putt-putt date, some of the acting couples have increased their intimacy levels with breathtaking speed.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 May 2025
  • Word's document comparison interface is also clumsy and confusing compared with FineReader's.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There was an awkward overhead in the third game that Sinner couldn’t meet square on.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • Last month, the couple caught some criticism after their awkward CBS News appearance.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Not only that, but he was being fed an unsteady diet of cockroaches.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 4 May 2025
  • His unsteady performance has left markets lurching from one crisis to another, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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