Awkward : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'awkward': discover synonyms for the word awkward, such as strained or labored.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as awkward. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": strained and labored.


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Synonyms for awkward sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for awkward Degree of synonymy of awkward Frequency in the language
strained
   39970 1.37  
labored
   39966 0.49  
laboured
   39966 0.12  
difficult
   39965 60.16  
cumbersome
   39964 0.29  
hard
   39959 307.84  
embarrassing
   39949 22.84  
sticky
   39943 5.73  
bunglesome
   39941  
clunky
   39941 0.35  
gawky
   39941 0.27  
clumsy
   39940 5.39  
ungainly
   39940 0.06  
uneasy
   39940 2.08  
uncomfortable
   39939 15.65  
unwieldy
   39934 0.12  
infelicitous
   39925  
inept
   39925 0.84  
unmanageable
   39925 0.18  

Lexical field of "awkward"

strained
labored
laboured
difficult
cumbersome
hard
embarrassing
ill at ease
sticky
bunglesome
clunky
gawky
clumsy
ungainly
uneasy
uncomfortable
unwieldy
infelicitous
inept
unmanageable
unenviable
ungraceful
inconvenient
graceless
inapt
wooden
ill-chosen
intrusive
left
complex
onerous
complicated
spoil
arduous
burdensome
tricky
precarious
disruptive
creepy
challenging
rare
problematic
paradoxical
curious
tough
stiff
tiresome
tedious
messy
embarrassment