clumsy

Moving awkwardly and often dropping things or bumping into them.

• I am too clumsy to dance.
• His clumsy movements knocked a glass off the table.
• She felt clumsy in her new boots.

How to use it: clumsy with something (I am clumsy with small tools.)

Similar words: awkward, uncoordinated

Opposites: graceful, dexterous

Common phrases: clumsy person, clumsy movement, clumsy with something

Done, made, or expressed badly, without enough care, thought, or skill.

• That was a clumsy excuse.
• His clumsy apology made the argument worse.
• The software offers a clumsy solution to a simple problem.

Similar words: awkward, inelegant

Opposites: elegant, skillful

Common phrases: clumsy attempt, clumsy wording, clumsy solution