Awkward and Cheap

Awkward

Awkward adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.

Cheap and awkward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheap" instead an adjective "Awkward".

Nearby Words: awkwardness, awkwardly

Cheap

Cheap adjective - Costing little.

Awkward and cheap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awkward" instead an adjective "Cheap".

Nearby Words: cheapen, cheaply, cheapness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Suck E. Cheese's Unlike most other parodies, this place is portrayed as not being soul crushingly depressing/scary/awkward/cheap, and is probably the most light hearted example on here.
  • Stylistic Suck: The awkward but earwormy jingles, acting and singing in many of the parodies — notably "Stay Calmer When You Want a Harm a Llama" — are 110% deliberate and meant to evoke cheap adverts and infomercials.
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