AWKWARD

adj. 1 clumsy, ungainly, left-handed, ham-handed, ham-fisted, blundering, bungling, maladroit, uncoordinated, undexterous, inexpert, gauche, unhandy, inept, oafish, unskilled, unskilful, Colloq all thumbs, butter-fingered, Brit cack-handed In his awkward attempt at putting the watch back together, Sam left out a few parts 2 ungraceful, ungainly, inelegant, wooden, gawky The ballerina made an awkward, flat-footed pirouette and stumbled off stage 3 embarrassed, shamefaced, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, out of place, discomfited, confused He felt awkward being the only boy in the class Terry made an awkward excuse and left the room. 4 dangerous, hazardous, risky, precarious, perilous Be careful, there's an awkward step here 5 difficult, touchy, sensitive, embarrassing, delicate, unpleasant, uncomfortable, ticklish, tricky, trying, troublesome, Colloq sticky He's got himself into a very awkward situation indeed