| adjective | causing inconvenience “they arrived at an awkward time” |
| adjective | lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance “an awkward dancer” |
| adjective | difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape “an awkward bundle to carry” |
| adjective | not elegant or graceful in expression “an awkward prose style” |
| adjective | hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment “awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion” |
| adjective | socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner “awkward and reserved at parties” |
| awkwardness | noun | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training |
| clumsiness | noun | the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) |
| inaptness | noun | inappropriateness |
| ineptness | noun | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training |
| uneasiness | noun | embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you |