ungracefully

adverb

as in awkwardly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungracefully
  1. awkwardly
  2. irrelevantly
  3. unfortunately
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  • Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a too-much-ness to Street Fighter that extends beyond its tone to an overstuffed and awkwardly unfurled plot that sends characters scrambling in all directions to no particular end.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of awkwardly
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  • Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of irrelevantly
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  • And unfortunately for Larry and Jerry, this beholder was their showrunner.
    — Blake J. Harris, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Breakfast is also served à la carte in the courtyard each morning, though note that the risotto is unfortunately not on the menu that early in the day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfortunately
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“Ungracefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracefully. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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