Synonyms of ungraceful

ungraceful

adjective

ˌən-ˈgrās-fəl 

as in uncomfortable

lacking social grace and assurance

an ungraceful but well-meaning hostess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uncomfortable
• clumsy
• awkward
• uneasy
• inelegant
• embarrassed
• wooden
• gauche
• graceless
• timid
• rustic
• stilted
• stiff
• rough-hewn
• upset
• ungainly
• angular
• nervous
• gawky
• meek
• disturbed
• flustered
• uncouth
• unsettled
• clownish
• boorish
• lubberly
• agitated
• discomfited
• abashed
• distressed
• self-conscious
• modest
• disconcerted
• mortified
• bothered
• diffident
• perturbed
• insecure
• unassuming
• unassertive
• jumpy
• jittery
• nonplussed
• discomforted
• chagrined
• discomposed
• disquieted
• unpretentious
• dismayed
• rattled
• discountenanced
• unhinged
• self-doubting
• fazed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• graceful
• suave
• urbane
• composed
• confident
• collected
• calm
• serene
• cool
• undisturbed
• placid
• secure
• unperturbed
• tranquil
• poised
• assured
• self-confident
• self-assured
• self-possessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ungraceful

Is there an ungraceful way to age? — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

For his part, Harman chooses allegiance to sentences so ungraceful that Kafka, as Coetzee suggests, might have written them in his sleep. — Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024

Occasionally, the dialogue is ungraceful in connecting the lines between past and present. — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022

Next spring will mark six years since Northland mall in Southfield closed for good after a long and ungraceful decline. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2020

Given that much time and his history of health, Cano could’ve endured even a fairly ungraceful decline and reached 3,000 hits and 400 home runs and shoo-in Hall of Fame status by his age-40 season when his deal runs up. — Ted Berg, For The Win, 15 May 2018

Babcock launched himself in the crowd and immediately numerous audience members—including yours truly—took an ungraceful tumble. — Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 7 Aug. 2017