Synonym: clumsy, cumbersome, ungainly, ungraceful. Antonym: clever, deft, dexterous, skillful. Similar words: award, inward, toward, warden, forward, inwards, hardware, inwardly. Meaning: ['ɔːkwəd] 
adj. 1. causing inconvenience 2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance 3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape 4. not elegant or graceful in expression 5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment 6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner.
adj. 1. causing inconvenience 2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance 3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape 4. not elegant or graceful in expression 5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment 6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner. 
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1. There was an awkward silence.
2. I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions .
3. She asked some rather awkward questions.
4. Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
5. How did he wriggle out of the awkward situation?
6. The president laughed off the awkward situation.
7. I suddenly found myself in an awkward predicament.
8. I felt awkward at intruding on their private grief.
9. The handle of this teapot has an awkward shape.
10. I felt clumsy, shy and awkward at the party.
11. I hope the police don't ask any awkward questions.
12. She is an awkward girl.
13. You were very awkward in doing it.
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14. He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.
15. He's very awkward, he keeps dropping things.
16. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast-off clothing.
17. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come.
18. The awkward boy I knew had metamorphosed into a tall, confident man.
19. He made her feel hot, and awkward, and unsure of herself.
20. She never lost her social poise, however awkward the situation.
21. It's an awkward corner to drive round, so take it slowly.
22. In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations.
23. I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone.
24. You've put me in a very awkward position.
25. Make sure no awkward stretching is required.
26. Philip's remarks put her in an awkward position .
27. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
28. They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.
29. I found myself in rather an awkward situation.
30. When I turned round, I found that she had whipped off to avoid awkward questions.
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