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maladroit
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of MALADROIT
1
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands <some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go crashing into the bushes>
Synonyms awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy
2
showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation) <the socially maladroit young man often has a difficult time meeting new people>
Related Words amateur, amateurish, crude, green, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficient, inexperienced, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful; careless, sloppy, tacky, tactless, undiplomatic; ill-advised, ineffective, ineffectual, misdirected, misguided
Near Antonyms able, accomplished, adept, capable, clever, competent, consummate, crackerjack, expert, masterful, masterly, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful, talented; diplomatic, easy, effortless, gracious, smooth, tactful
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