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BUTTERFINGERED Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word butterfingered. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word butterfingered. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for BUTTERFINGERED

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bumbling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

awkward
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

adjective satellite

• causing inconvenience

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

clumsy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

fumbling
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

inept
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

uncoordinated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking in cooperative planning and organization

• lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements

bungling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

ham-fisted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

ham-handed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

handless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without a hand or hands

adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

heavy-handed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• unjustly domineering

left-handed
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• using or intended for the left hand

adjective satellite

• (of marriages) illicit or informal

• (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior

• rotating to the left

• ironically ambiguous

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Best Hypernyms For BUTTERFINGERED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for butterfingered, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
awkward clumsy graceless inept maladroit uncoordinated

Alternatives for BUMBLING

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