Gawky
Gawky adjective - Having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner.
Heavy-handed and gawky are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Gawky".
Heavy-handed
Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Gawky and heavy-handed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gawky" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and gawky
- awkward and heavy-handed
- clumsy and gawky
- clumsy and heavy-handed
- uncouth and gawky
- uncouth and heavy-handed
- graceless and gawky
- graceless and heavy-handed
- bumbling and gawky
- bumbling and heavy-handed
- ungainly and gawky
- ungainly and heavy-handed
- gauche and gawky
- gauche and heavy-handed
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Heavy-handed and Gawky. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gawky/heavy-handed
Gawky & Heavy-handed. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gawky/heavy-handed>.
Heavy-handed or Gawky. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gawky/heavy-handed.
