Awkward Crossword Clue – 7 Answers (5-9 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Awkward?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Awkward is INEPT. Other possible answers include CLUNKY, GAUCHE, ILLATEASE, MALADROIT, STICKY, UNGAINLY.

Q: How many solutions are there for Awkward?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Awkward.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Awkward?

Clues like Awkward often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, The Sun Two Speed, The Observer Everyman, Metro, Daily Mail Quick, among others.

6 letter answer(s) to awkward

CLUNKY

lacking grace in movement or posture;
making a clunking sound

GAUCHE

lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"

STICKY

covered with an adhesive material
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"
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"

9 letter answer(s) to awkward

MALADROIT

Awkward
Clumsy
Inept
not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"

5 letter answer(s) to awkward

INEPT

clumsy
generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
not elegant or graceful in expression;
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Awkward’

What's the best solution for Awkward?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Awkward is INEPT. Other possible answers include CLUNKY, GAUCHE, ILLATEASE, MALADROIT, STICKY, UNGAINLY.

How many solutions are there for Awkward?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Awkward.

Which crosswords feature clues like Awkward?

Clues like Awkward often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, The Sun Two Speed, The Observer Everyman, Metro, Daily Mail Quick, among others.

Clue	Answers
Nervous	12
Clumsy	9
Fidgety	7
Clueless	6
Adhesive	5
Not smooth	5
Unsophisticated	5
Amateurish	4
Maladroit	4
Tactless	4
All thumbs	3
Inept	3
Klutzy	3
Uncomfortable	3
Bungling	2
Cumbersome	2
Ham-fisted	2
Incompetent	2
Like a sad sack	2
Like the Keystone Kops	2
Oafish	2
A huge hapless chap, awfully inept in company	1
Anxious setter will tantalise, concealing answer	1
Awkward - muggy	1
Awkward and lumbering in an ugly manoeuvre	1
Awkward and lumbering in an ugly manoeuvre?	1
Awkward dolt, Maria, is clumsy	1
Awkward for the Left in Paris	1
Awkward line in drama about ordinary company department	1
Awkward person originally caught in one trap	1
Awkward to be left on the other side of the Channel	1
Awkward writer reflected in it	1
Awkward writer upset during sex	1
Awkward, clumsy	1
Awkward, if essential part of Oberammergau, cherished	1
Awkward? Cane boy's bottom	1
Awkwardly heavy and clumsy	1
Bad sex perverse writer's included	1
Barry, it could be said, appears difficult	1
Black singer caught out flirt, becoming uncomfortable	1
Bumbling	1
Bumbling in record time	1
Bungling in record time	1
Cane applied to boy’s rear? That could be awkward	1
Clumsy admiral to get transferred	1
Clumsy cowboy not entirely on horse's back	1
Clumsy cowboy's endless energy	1
Clumsy creature raised largely without master	1
Clumsy fiancé regularly falls out with personal trainer	1
Clumsy French drive on it over here	1

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