Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: clumsy

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

A combination of tidy defending and clumsy attacking play resulted in very few chances until just before half-time, when Swindon took the lead.

Source: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23490542.report-crewe-come-behind-beat-swindon-2-1-league-two/?ref=rss

And, for all but a clumsy slow-motion bit of reversing into someone in a supermarket car park many years ago, I achieved that.

Source: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/opinion/how-do-they-justify-a-118-rise-in-my-car-insurance-premium-297481/

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Diane Ackerman says it’s inevitable that each of us sometimes “looks clumsy or gets dirty or asks stupid questions or reveals our ignorance or says the wrong thing.”

Source: https://pacificsun.com/free-will-astrology-week-of-9-27/

A seamless and embedded compliance procedure is the solution – reducing the friction in what can be a clumsy or cumbersome confirmation process.

Source: https://themediaonline.co.za/2023/01/five-digital-business-trends-to-keep-up-with-consumers-in-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-digital-business-trends-to-keep-up-with-consumers-in-2023

But this is a clumsy effort at creating doubt at the electoral system.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/pnc-only-digging-themselves-deeper-into-a-place-of-failure-utter-embarrassment/

But this soft-focus stab at Marlowe is bereft of charisma and his clumsy attempts at roughhouse fail in the worst way by being laughable.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/movies/2023/05/21/marlowe-film-noir-liam-neeson/

Cramlington scored direct from a free kick after 30 minutes following a clumsy challenge from Jenna Jones-Kerr that saw her shown a yellow card.

Source: https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/sport/football/berwick-rangers-women-put-10-past-cramlington-town-ladies-in-league-cup-4451587

Director Anthony Fabian gets a little clumsy when that path intersects with striking Parisian workers or the movement to democratize high fashion, but the blend mostly works.

Source: https://decider.com/2023/01/15/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris-peacock-review/

Even Fawlty Towers’ clumsy Spanish waiter Manuel knows the answer to that one.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/23314294.fawlty-towers-remade-even-chatbots-know-duff-idea/?ref=rss

Garcia added: “Over the last two days there was a bit of trouble with some clumsy behaviour.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/garcia-defends-napoli-over-osimhen-video-row/

Gibbs suggested that “maybe in this country … we don’t convict people of a crime … for making a clumsy pass.”

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/07/23/kevin-spaceys-lawyer-says-three-of-the-actors-sexual-assault-accusers-are-liars/

He came home and he's quite clumsy anyway so I said: 'What have you done now?' and then he turned around and I nearly fainted when I saw all the blood on his back.

Source: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-boy-lucky-here-after-27727470

Hestia is a charismatic young god but can also be stubborn, hot-headed, and clumsy, which lands her in trouble and debt the majority of the time.

Source: https://gamerant.com/danmachi-strongest-most-powerful-gods-ranked/

He testified that he never sexually assaulted three men, saying two of them had shared consensual encounters with him and chalked up crotch-grabbing allegations by a fourth as having been a “clumsy pass.”

Source: https://triblive.com/news/world/kevin-spacey-denies-that-crotch-grabbing-was-his-trademark-pickup-move/

He was referring to Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard and his decision jump into Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw in a clumsy attempt to smother the ball.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/opinion/adrian-barich-why-would-we-want-our-footy-players-to-risk-their-health-and-future-for-our-pleasure-c-11889253

However, Elmer is clumsy, dopey, and unlucky, resulting in him being unable to ever catch Bugs, and usually injuring himself in the process.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/funniest-looney-tunes-characters/

However, portrays him as a clumsy, bumbling young hero who is largely unable to reliably control his powers, and is often shown to cause issues for his fellow JSA members.

Source: https://screenrant.com/dceu-characters-weaker-than-comics/

"Hull threatened after the break with Jaden Philogene firing over and Liam Delap having penalty claims waved away after a clumsy Rodon challenge, before the centre-back saw red for a needless foul on Connolly."

Source: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-leeds-united-media-8769724

It is possible to believe that Santos appears to be a clumsy con artist and that the same double standard is in play that operates the system for the benefit of one party.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/daniel-greenfield/why-investigate-george-santos-and-not-elizabeth-warren/2023/01/02/