as in uncomfortable
lacking social grace and assurance
an ungraceful but well-meaning hostess
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Recent Examples of ungraceful
Is there an ungraceful way to age?
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Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
For his part, Harman chooses allegiance to sentences so ungraceful that Kafka, as Coetzee suggests, might have written them in his sleep.
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Joy Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
Occasionally, the dialogue is ungraceful in connecting the lines between past and present.
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Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Next spring will mark six years since Northland mall in Southfield closed for good after a long and ungraceful decline.
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Jc Reindl,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Nov. 2020
Given that much time and his history of health, Cano could’ve endured even a fairly ungraceful decline and reached 3,000 hits and 400 home runs and shoo-in Hall of Fame status by his age-40 season when his deal runs up.
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Ted Berg,
For The Win,
15 May 2018
Babcock launched himself in the crowd and immediately numerous audience members—including yours truly—took an ungraceful tumble.
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Efrain Dorado,
RedEye Chicago,
7 Aug. 2017
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
For his part, Harman chooses allegiance to sentences so ungraceful that Kafka, as Coetzee suggests, might have written them in his sleep.
—
Joy Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
Occasionally, the dialogue is ungraceful in connecting the lines between past and present.
—
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Next spring will mark six years since Northland mall in Southfield closed for good after a long and ungraceful decline.
—
Jc Reindl,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Nov. 2020
Given that much time and his history of health, Cano could’ve endured even a fairly ungraceful decline and reached 3,000 hits and 400 home runs and shoo-in Hall of Fame status by his age-40 season when his deal runs up.
—
Ted Berg,
For The Win,
15 May 2018
Babcock launched himself in the crowd and immediately numerous audience members—including yours truly—took an ungraceful tumble.
—
Efrain Dorado,
RedEye Chicago,
7 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungraceful
Adjective
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Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.
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That observation carries an uncomfortable implication for executives.
Adjective
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Such a feature would neatly get around the need for clumsy remote control sessions to interact with AI agents running on a distant Mac.
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The head coach was clumsy in his response, saying — in effect — that the player is better suited to being an impact substitute and taking advantage of tiring opposition defenders.
Adjective
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Human bodies were like animals’ The few medical instruments of the revolutionary era were heavy in the hand, awkward in use and imprecise to maneuver.
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In its place are itty-bitty bands that still keep your flats or heels in place, just with less of a chance of awkward tan lines.
Adjective
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The company and the government have since seemed to settle into an uneasy truce.
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But some retirees remain uneasy about security concerns, healthcare quality, and property ownership structures.
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“Ungraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungraceful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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