as in uncomfortable
lacking social grace and assurance
an eminent scientist who was wooden in front of television cameras
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Recent Examples of wooden
Police struggle to maintain order, their wooden sticks cracking against the pavement in a futile attempt to control the sheer mass of people.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
With its charming white wooden houses and lush bougainvillea, the islands are an escape from the city within the city.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
With its charming white wooden houses and lush bougainvillea, the islands are an escape from the city within the city.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wooden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooden
Adjective
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My seat is hard and uncomfortable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Whoever dispatched that ambulance might be one of many employees at the Department of Emergency Communications who have felt uncomfortable, yelled at and trapped between their calling to help people and what several current and former dispatchers have called a hostile work environment.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For starters, even at 4 mm by 4 mm, the Utah array would be too big and clumsy a hunk of hardware for Science to implant in the eye or Synchron to thread through a vein.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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What resulted is one of the most comic, counterproductive, and clumsy episodes in the long history of British efforts to deal with Ireland.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than offering peace of mind from pest invasion, the chemical control process often leaves families feeling uneasy about what has been introduced so indiscriminately into their environment.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cuomo led early polls, buoyed by name recognition and a coalition of moderate Democrats uneasy with the party’s leftward drift.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The rise of digital payment systems has made tipping both easier and more awkward, especially when prompts appear at counters, kiosks and drive-thru windows.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Use this a couple of times a week for smoother, brighter skin (without getting sunburnt and sand in awkward places).—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Leiper's Fork With rolling farmlands, a countryside filled with horse farms, World Atlas said Leiper's Fork offers the perfect rustic charm of the American South.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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This formal living room gets an elevated look by pairing traditional furniture upholstered in creamy neutrals with a rustic iron chandelier, roughhewn ceiling beams, and a coffee table made from a single plank of old growth wood.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Wooden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooden. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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