Synonyms for unhandy
- adjective
Most common
awkward inconvenient clumsy unmanageable bungling maladroit inapt inexpert
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person, or movement: not handy; inept; clumsy; not dexterous.
Example sentences
- awkward At first the trainees were awkward in his company.
- inconvenient Illness can often occur at a very inconvenient time.
- clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
- unmanageable They were unmanageable pupils.
- bungling Anything worth doing is worth bungling.
- maladroit The president's lack of a defined contingency plan is maladroit at best.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unhandy | falling | |
| awkward | rising | |
| inconvenient | steady | |
| clumsy | rising | |
| unmanageable | steady | |
| bungling | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- awk
- 5 letters
- inept2, inapt
- 6 letters
- clumsy2
- 7 letters
- awkward2, uncouth2
- 8 letters
- unwieldy3, bungling3, inexpert
- 9 letters
- maladroit3
- 10 letters
- cumbersome3
- 12 letters
- inconvenient4, unmanageable5, incommodious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inept2 = 2 syllables).