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CLUMSINESS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word clumsiness. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word clumsiness. (close relations)
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awkwardness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• the quality of an embarrassing situation

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

ineptitude
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

maladroitness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

incompetence
nounn
noun

• lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

• inability of a part or organ to function properly

inelegance
nounn
noun

• the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

ungainliness
nounn
noun

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

unskillfulness
nounn
noun

• a lack of cognitive skill

klutziness
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gracelessness
nounn
noun

• an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

ineptness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

slowness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

stiffness
nounn
noun

• the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

• the property of moving with pain or difficulty

• firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• excessive sternness

Best Hypernyms For CLUMSINESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clumsiness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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bearing carriage inelegance posture unskillfulness

Alternatives for AWKWARDNESS

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