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INELEGANT Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word inelegant. (exact relations)
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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

graceless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking graciousness

• lacking grace; clumsy

• lacking social polish

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

boorish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

crude
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not refined or processed

noun

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

adjective satellite

• not carefully or expertly made

• conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• not processed or subjected to analysis

rough
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

uncouth
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

uncultivated
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops

adjective satellite

• (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

• characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes

uncultured
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

ungainly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

ungraceful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace; clumsy

unrefined
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not refined or processed

• (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

unsophisticated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not wise in the ways of the world

• lacking complexity

• awkwardly simple and provincial

demode
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• out of fashion

haphazard
adjectiveadj
adverb

• without care; in a slapdash manner

adjective satellite

• dependent upon or characterized by chance

• marked by great carelessness

passe
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• out of fashion

unchic
adjectiveadj
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