gauche

Examples

• All

• As if we would ever be so gauche as to wear them in the actual theater.

  Digimon: The Movie (2000)

• This is the first time I've seen you be so gauche.

  Arabesque (1966)

• He is alternately gracious and gauche.

  Academic text (1995)

• He made a gauche comment that left everyone feeling uncomfortable.

• Her gauche behavior at the formal dinner made her stand out for all the wrong reasons.

• Trying to tell a joke in that serious meeting was quite gauche of him.

Synonyms

A

awkward

vsgauche

311 2.7

Feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable in social situations

is about lack of social grace or tact rather than inner discomfort

G

gawky

vsgauche

5 6.5

Moving or standing in a clumsy way

focuses on social tact and awkward interaction rather than body movement

G

graceless

vsgauche

4 4.6

Awkward and clumsy in movement or social behavior

is focused more on social awkwardness and tactlessness

U

unpolished

vsgauche

4 4.4

Rough in behavior, skill, or looks and awkward in social situations

applies specifically to social tact and awkwardness rather than general roughness

B

bad-mannered

vsgauche

1 3.3

Not polite when you are with other people

involves poor politeness rather than clumsy social sensitivity or tact

T

très gauche

vsgauche

9.9

Very awkward in social situations that make people uncomfortable

is less intense meaning lacking social grace and tact

Antonyms

G

gracefulness

1 3.2

A smooth, attractive way of moving like a dancer or swan

T

tactfulness

4.9

Careful and kind behavior when dealing with people to avoid hurting them

Compounds

R

Rive Gauche

8.1

The south bank of the Seine in Paris where cafes, bookshops, artists, and students gather

T

très gauche

9.9

Very awkward in social situations that make people uncomfortable

T

très gauche

• Informal

9.9

Very left-wing in politics

How Awkward

boorish

• Offensive

13 8.2

uncouth

• Offensive

10 8.4

tactless

5 4.9

gauche

1 8.6

awkward

311 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology