as in gracelessness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungainliness
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Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Love Language events are inclusive in the way in that the average person can be dancing next to a celebrity, and there is no awkwardness.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Work Together to Fix It Most often, your stylist will be happy to fix any issue without any awkwardness.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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For Perssonatti, the disease is more about fatigue, brain fog, word salad, and clumsiness.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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The desire for more speed also demonstrated some of the internal clumsiness Weiss and her close inner circle have lamented on the technical side.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Children with moderate to severe disabilities cannot be accommodated.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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In special education, the contract establishes a 20-to-1 staffing ratio for certain teachers working with students with disabilities and includes stronger enforcement of class size limits, with higher penalties for violations, union leaders said.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ungainliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungainliness. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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