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 event was uncoordinated and did not occur on school grounds.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
But every song felt uncoordinated, like the band could have spent a few more hours in rehearsal.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Rushing into a patchwork of uncoordinated state laws will only slow American innovation and give China an opportunity to surge ahead and win this tech race.
—Kristen Waggoner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, biotech is relatively uncoordinated, with fewer centralized bodies dedicated to regulation or information sharing.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 29 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
But every song felt uncoordinated, like the band could have spent a few more hours in rehearsal.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Rushing into a patchwork of uncoordinated state laws will only slow American innovation and give China an opportunity to surge ahead and win this tech race.
—Kristen Waggoner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, biotech is relatively uncoordinated, with fewer centralized bodies dedicated to regulation or information sharing.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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Any move to unify systems and say goodbye to clumsy data management couldn't be more crucial—or opportune.—
Charles Crouchman,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Every summer a disposable camera was tucked into my camp bag, where clumsy photos, often with a thumb peeking in, were snapped with reckless abandon.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That has placed the Interior in an awkward position.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rhodes hit a Terry Funk-style (read: awkward) moonsault onto Cena for a nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Dolphins also didn’t invest in a safety turning 29 this season who is coming off an unsteady year or two in Pittsburgh.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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But its lessons may be useful in these unsteady days, too, with our own uncivil Court.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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