Words and phrases that have a meaning related to awkwardness: (142 results)
Antonyms:
gracefulness
Often used in the same context:
shyness, bashfulness, angst, diffidence, unpleasantness, ennui, gawkiness, tentativeness, strangeness, clumsiness, intimacy, hilarity, neuroses, joviality, ambivalence, insecurities, giddiness, sheepishness, nonchalance, staginess, chilliness, smugness, precociousness, silliness, playfulness, discomfort, moodiness, wistfulness, artificiality, sullenness, cattiness, dullness, anxiety, peevishness, corniness, tension, grumpiness, dreaminess, earnestness, squeamishness, incongruity, impassivity, frostiness, weirdness, messiness, coldness, chirpiness, knowingness, jerkiness, guilelessness, ickiness, nervousness, incredulousness, jocularity, breeziness, cheeriness, prickliness, blandness, wryness, uptightness, bafflement, neediness, reticence, tedium, condescension, oddness, aloofness, frisson, pathos, ruefulness, defensiveness, loneliness, chattiness, teasing, coyness, mawkishness, snippiness, bonhomie, perplexity, lugubriousness, overfamiliarity, cynicism, amicability, cuteness, facetiousness, archness, jadedness, crabbiness, mortification, edginess, tenseness, informality, kinkiness, geniality, cluelessness, sappiness, poignancy, coolness, girlishness, acerbity, horniness, daintiness, timidity, uneasiness, hesitancy, crudeness, hesitation, confusion, embarrassment, harshness, want, annoyance, indecision, inaccuracy, infirmity, repugnance, bewilderment
More specific:
gaucherie, gracelessness, rusticity, stiffness, ungainliness, ungracefulness
Appears in the definition of:
exaggeration, rustic
More general:
bearing, carriage, disadvantage, inconvenience, inelegance, posture, troublesomeness, unskillfulness, worriment
Synonyms:
Also try:cumbersomeness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, nuisance value, slowness, unwieldiness
— Adjectives for awkwardness: certain, social, own, little, slight, initial, physical, much, very, extreme, natural, more...
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