as in clumsy
having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner
my swimming instructor had never seen anyone so uncoordinated—in or out of the water
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Recent Examples of uncoordinated
Inefficiencies, broken handoffs, communication gaps and uncoordinated processes stall activation and put undue burdens on businesses to figure out how to get a product up and running.
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Alfred Kahn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
These videos often spotlight patchwork tattoos, a style that’s become increasingly trendy in the past five years and consists of clusters of uncoordinated flash tattoos rather than a cohesive sleeve.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Passionflower can also cause side effects like drowsiness, confusion, and uncoordinated movement in some people.39
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—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 19 May 2025
This is because the implementation of these measures is insufficient and uncoordinated and because there are not nearly enough concrete consequences—including sanctions or prosecutions—for illicit-gold traffickers and the refiners that purchase from them.
—Sasha Lezhnev, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
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Alfred Kahn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
These videos often spotlight patchwork tattoos, a style that’s become increasingly trendy in the past five years and consists of clusters of uncoordinated flash tattoos rather than a cohesive sleeve.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Passionflower can also cause side effects like drowsiness, confusion, and uncoordinated movement in some people.39
11.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 19 May 2025
This is because the implementation of these measures is insufficient and uncoordinated and because there are not nearly enough concrete consequences—including sanctions or prosecutions—for illicit-gold traffickers and the refiners that purchase from them.
—Sasha Lezhnev, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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Dream plays are difficult to execute—whimsy is easily crushed by clumsy handling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Despite a clumsy apology tour, Hogan was never able to completely shake his darkest moment.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The house was a little awkward and needed some work, including in the living room, which had a mix of original wood flooring and vinyl.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Yet that has led to an awkward UX for those who lean into portrait mode.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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At the scene, Durham appeared to be unsteady on his feet, slurred his speech and had dilated pupils, according to an arrest affidavit.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
16 July 2025
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As seen in a video shared on social media by royal reporter Rhiannon Mills of Sky News, William also admitted that his device was unsteady.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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