All gawky synonyms
gawk·y
G g adj gawky
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- gauche — lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
- loutish — like or characteristic of a lout; awkward; clumsy; boorish.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumpish — resembling a lump.
- lumpy — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- oafish — a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- uncouth — awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
- bumbling — If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- splay — to spread out, expand, or extend.
adjective gawky
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- gangly — gangling.
- inelegant — not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.
- graceless — without any sense of right or propriety.