awkward
How many syllables in awkward?
There are 2 syllables in the word awkward.Divide awkward into syllables:
awk · ward
How to pronounce awkward:
Synonyms for awkward:
barro
clumsy
compromising
cringe-making
cringeworthy
delicate
difficult
discomfiting
disconcerting
distressing
disturbed
embarrassed
embarrassing
flustered
gauche
gawky
graceless
humiliating
ill at ease
inconvenient
inelegant
inopportune
labored
laboured
maladroit
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Antonyms for awkward:
able
ace
adept
adroit
agile
athletic
beautiful
brisk
capable
charming
clever
competent
consummate
coordinated
couth
crackerjack
dainty
deft
dexterous
dextrous
effective
effectual
efficient
elegant
experienced
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