Awkward vs. Uncouth
Difference Between Awkward and Uncouth
Awkward➦
causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with
some awkward questions
the wheelbarrow can be awkward to manoeuvre
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Uncouth➦
Crude; unrefined.
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Awkward➦
causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience
he had put her in a very awkward position
she felt awkward alone with him
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Uncouth➦
Awkward or clumsy; ungraceful.
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Awkward➦
not smooth or graceful; ungainly
Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress
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Uncouth➦
(Archaic) Foreign; unfamiliar.
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Awkward➦
Not graceful; ungainly.
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Uncouth➦
(archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
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Awkward➦
Not dexterous; clumsy.
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Uncouth➦
Clumsy, awkward.
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Awkward➦
Clumsily or unskillfully performed
The opera was marred by an awkward aria.
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Uncouth➦
Unrefined, crude.
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Awkward➦
Difficult to handle or manage
an awkward bundle to carry.
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Uncouth➦
Unknown.
To leave the good that I had in hand,In hope of better that was uncouth.
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Awkward➦
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable
an awkward pose.
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Uncouth➦
Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.
Harness . . . so uncouth and so rich.
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Awkward➦
Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort
an awkward remark.
an awkward silence.
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Uncouth➦
Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners.
I am surprised with an uncouth fear.
Thus sang the uncouth swain.
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Awkward➦
Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion
An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.
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Uncouth➦
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;
he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
behavior that branded him as common
an untutored and uncouth human being
an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
the vulgar display of the newly rich
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Awkward➦
(obsolete) In a backwards direction.
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Awkward➦
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.
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Awkward➦
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
That was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watching.
An awkward silence had fallen.
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Awkward➦
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
I'm very awkward at parties.
Things get very awkward whenever 60-year old men use cheesy pick-up lines on me.
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Awkward➦
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
He's a right awkward chap.
These cabinets are going to be very awkward when we move.
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Awkward➦
Someone or something that is awkward.
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Awkward➦
Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
And dropped an awkward courtesy.
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Awkward➦
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
A long and awkward process.
An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust.
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Awkward➦
Perverse; adverse; untoward.
O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel.
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Awkward➦
causing inconvenience;
they arrived at an awkward time
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Awkward➦
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance;
an awkward dancer
an awkward gesture
too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
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Awkward➦
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
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Awkward➦
not elegant or graceful in expression;
an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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Awkward➦
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
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Awkward➦
not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner;
awkward and reserved at parties
ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
was always uneasy with strangers
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