Словарь синонимов английского языка - awkward

(adj) 1. clumsy, ungainly, left-handed, ham-handed, ham-fisted, blundering, bungling, maladroit, uncoordinated, undexterous, inexpert, gauche, unhandy, inept, oafish, unskilled, unskilful, Colloq all thumbs, butter-fingebed, Brit cack-handed: In his awkward attempt at putting the watch back together, Sam left out a few parts. 2. ungraceful, ungainly, inelegant, wooden, gawky: The ballerina made an awkward, flat-footed pirouette and stumbled off stage. 3. embarrassed, shamefaced, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, out of place, discomfited, confesed: He felt awkward being the only boy in the class. Terry made an awkward excuse and left the room. 4. dangerous, hazardous, risky, precarious, perilous: Be careful, there's an awkward step here. 5. difficult, touchy, sensitive, embarrassing, delicate, unpleasant, uncomfortable, ticklish, tricky, trying, troublesome, Colloq sticky: He's got himself into a very awkward situation indeed.