Synonyms for gawky
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
- n. 1
An awkward, ungainly person.
Related words
- Word family
- gawkiness
Forms
- Plural
- gawkies → bumpkins, louts, boors, rustics…
Example sentences
- awkward At first the trainees were awkward in his company.
- clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
- ungainly Very tall people can often be ungainly.
- loutish He makes no friends with his loutish behaviour.
By length
- 4 letters
- gawk1, lout1, boor1
- 5 letters
- clown1
- 6 letters
- clumsy2, rustic2, clunky2, gauche1
- 7 letters
- awkward2, uncouth2, boorish2, bumpkin2, loutish
- 8 letters
- unwieldy3, ungainly3, clownish, lubberly
- 9 letters
- lumbering3, inelegant
- 10 letters
- ungraceful
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clumsy2 = 2 syllables).