adj. 25B6; adjective
the box was awkward to carry : DIFFICULT, tricky; cumbersome, lumbersome, unwieldy; Brit. informal fiddly.
an awkward time : INCONVENIENT, inappropriate, inopportune, unseasonable, difficult.
he put her in a very awkward position : EMBARRASSING, uncomfortable, unpleasant, delicate, tricky, problematic(al), troublesome, thorny; humiliating, compromising; informal sticky, dicey, hairy; Brit. informal dodgy.
she felt awkward alone with him : UNCOMFORTABLE, uneasy, tense, nervous, edgy, unquiet; self-conscious, embarrassed.
his awkward movements : CLUMSY, ungainly, uncoordinated, graceless, inelegant, gauche, gawky, wooden, stiff; unskilful, maladroit, inept, blundering; informal clodhopping, ham-fisted, ham-handed, cack-handed; Brit. informal all (fingers and) thumbs.
(Brit.) you're being damned awkward : UNREASONABLE, uncooperative, unhelpful, disobliging, difficult, obstructive; contrary, perverse; stubborn, obstinate; Brit. informal bloody-minded, bolshie; N. Amer. informal balky; formal refractory.
easy, convenient, at ease, graceful, amenable.