Synonyms of the word maladroit


MALADROITAWKWARD - BUMBLING - BUNGLING - BUTTERFINGERED - HAM-FISTED - HAM-HANDED - HANDLESS - HEAVY-HANDED - INEPT - LEFT-HANDED - NONMECHANICAL - TACTLESS - UNCOORDINATED - UNMECHANICAL

maladroit

  • adj. Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
  • n. Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.

awkward

  • adv. (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
  • adj. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
  • adj. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
  • adj. Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
  • adj. Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
  • n. Someone or something that is awkward.

bumbling

  • n. An act of bumbling, a mistake or error especially through clumsiness.
  • v. present participle of bumble.

bungling

  • adj. Incompetent or inept.
  • n. An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude.
  • v. present participle of bungle.

butterfingered

  • adj. prone to dropping things; clumsy.

ham-fisted

  • adj. Lacking skill in physical movement, especially with the hands.
  • adj. (by extension) Lacking skill in general.

ham-handed

  • adj. Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle.

handless

  • adj. Without a hand.
  • adj. Without a handle.

heavy-handed

  • adj. Clumsy, awkward.
  • adj. Excessive, overdone.
  • adj. Simplistic, lacking subtlety or nuance.
  • adj. Overbearing; pushy and coercive.
  • adj. Extreme; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive, and cruel.

inept

  • adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
  • adj. Unfit; unsuitable.

left-handed

  • adj. Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
  • adj. Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
  • adj. Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
  • adj. Awkward or maladroit.
  • adj. Insincere or malicious.
  • n. Left-handed people, taken as a whole.

nonmechanical

  • adj. Not mechanical.

tactless

  • adj. having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings.

uncoordinated

  • adj. (of a project etc) Not coordinated or properly planned.
  • adj. (of body movement) Lacking coordination.

unmechanical

  • adj. Not mechanical.

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