Synonyms for maladroitness

Most common

ineptitude · awkwardness · slowness · clumsiness

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Noun

Antonyms

dexterity

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The condition of being maladroit.

Forms

Plural

maladroitnesses → ineptitudes, awkwardnesses, slownesses, clumsinesses…

Example sentences

• awkwardness The feeling of awkwardness did not leave me.
• ineptitude He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
• slowness My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
• clumsiness Your clumsiness will get you into big trouble one day.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

slowness²

9 letters

ineptness³

10 letters

ineptitude⁴, clumsiness³

11 letters

awkwardness³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slowness² = 2 syllables).