Antonyms for awkwardness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : awk-werd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔk wərd

Definition of awkwardness

Origin : 1704, "lack of grace," from awkward + -ness. Meaning "physical clumsiness" is attested from c.1770; that of "social embarrassment" is from 1788.

noun clumsiness; inelegance
noun difficulty
noun embarrassment

Example sentences :

If there's any awkwardness about it, it sha'n't be on my side.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Borrowed help has the awkwardness which Emerson attributes to borrowed thoughts.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Could she have reckoned upon weaning me from him by a display of his awkwardness?
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

By the awkwardness of the unpacker, the statue's thumb was broken.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She felt the awkwardness of being surrounded by people with whom she was unacquainted.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

He sometimes brought with him friends of his, who delighted in our awkwardness.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

You know there is an awkwardness in my meddling ever so cautiously.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

I tried to break through her awkwardness but entirely without avail.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

But Helen went on without apparently noticing his awkwardness.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

In a moment something of the awkwardness of the encounter occurred to him.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for awkwardness

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019