- Types Of Speech
- You can use awkward as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Awkward
- A 2 syllables article and 7 letters with the letters a, d, k, r, and w, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter w. Awkward starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, aw, awk, awkw, awkwa, and the ending characters are d, rd, ard, ward, kward, ..
- Definition
- Not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn''t know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
- School Grade
- Awkward is set as a grade six word that starts with a, ends with d, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is awkward a scrabble word? A 18 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Awkward in Pig Latin is said as "awkwarday or awkwardway".
- Unigram
- a | w | k | w | a | r | d
- Bigram
- aw | wk | kw | wa | ar | rd
- Trigram
- awk | wkw | kwa | war | ard
- Quadrigram
- awkw | wkwa | kwar | ward
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- not at ease socially;
unsure and constrained in manner;
"awkward and reserved at parties";
"ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know";
"was always uneasy with strangers" - causing inconvenience;
"they arrived at an awkward time" - hard to deal with;
especially causing pain or embarrassment;
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion";
"an awkward pause followed his remark";
"a sticky question";
"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned - not elegant or graceful in expression;
"an awkward prose style";
"a clumsy apology";
"his cumbersome writing style";
"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" - difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
"an awkward bundle to carry";
"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia";
"clumsy wooden shoes";
"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
- Article Examples
- lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance;
"an awkward dancer";
"an awkward gesture";
"too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes";
"his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abashed | feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious "felt abashed at the extravagant praise" "chagrined at the poor sales of his book" "was embarrassed by her child''s tantrums" |
Aegir | a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
Afflicted | mentally or physically unfit |
Agitated | troubled emotionally and usually deeply "agitated parents" |
Agonistic | struggling for effect "agonistic poses" |
All Nerves | |
All Overish | |
All Thumbs | |
Altogether | informal terms for nakedness "in the raw" "in the altogether" "in his birthday suit" |
Amateur | someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime |
View all cognitive synonyms for Awkward
Anagram | Definition |
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Awkward | not at ease socially unsure and constrained in manner "awkward and reserved at parties" "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn''t know" "was always uneasy with strangers" |
View English words with the unique letters used in awkward. Words With The Letters Adkrw
Similar Word | Definition |
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Uncomfortable | providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" |
Title | Type | Description |
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Negative Feelings | Describe awkward | A word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Awkward (7 letters) | 18 | 18 | awkward |
Awkward Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters