uncoordinated

Examples

• All

• All my high school research suggests that they're awkward loners, not musical enough for the band, too uncoordinated for track.

  Barely Lethal (2015)

• The toddler's uncoordinated steps often led him to stumble over his own feet.

• Like I was very uncoordinated at school and it was a shock to me to be find myself in this role.

• I grew up thinking I was very uncoordinated and not at all capable.

  Blog text (13)

• I'm pretty uncoordinated with my left arm when it comes to doing anything with finesse.

  Blog text (28)

• Brazil looked uncoordinated and out of sync.

  Blog text (19)

• But, being as young and uncoordinated as they were, these children could not use two hands without compromising the desired grip on the cane.

  Academic text (2000)

• Jonah was all dangling bones and uncoordinated joints.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In fact, his puffy, blank face and uncoordinated movements make him look like a huge baby, although he is really thirty-five years old.

  Academic text (2001)

• There's that part of me that still thinks I'm, I'm the uncoordinated kid, I'm the non athlete.

Synonyms

C

clumsy

vsuncoordinated

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

focuses more on motor control problems rather than general awkwardness

I

inept

vsuncoordinated

49 5.0

Not good at something and often clumsy

is specific to poor physical control and awkward bodily movements

A

awkward

vsuncoordinated

33 3.0

Not graceful in movement or action

emphasizes poor motor control and clumsiness rather than just style

B

bumbling

vsuncoordinated

7 7.3

Acting awkward and clumsy in movement or when handling things

means poor movement control specifically rather than general confusion

H

ham-fisted

vsuncoordinated

• Offensive

5 8.6

Clumsy and not good with their hands

covers whole-body movement problems rather than mainly manual awkwardness

U

ungainly

vsuncoordinated

4 7.3

Moving or looking awkward and clumsy

focuses on poor movement control causing clumsiness rather than size or shape issues

H

ham-handed

vsuncoordinated

• Offensive

3 8.3

Not careful and clumsy when using hands or doing tasks

is broader, describing movement control failures beyond hand use

M

maladroit

vsuncoordinated

1 9.3

Awkward and not good at handling people or situations

refers mainly to physical lack of control, not social tact

A

ataxic

vsuncoordinated

• Specialized

1 9.9

Having unsteady, uncontrolled movements because the muscles do not work together

is the general absence of smooth control, not limited to disease causes

H

heavy-handed

vsuncoordinated

1 6.3

Clumsy when using the hands, often dropping or breaking things

is about lacking fine control and coordination rather than bluntness of action

A

atactic

vsuncoordinated

• Specialized

9.9

Not able to control body movements, making them unsteady or clumsy

is the broader notion of poor movement control without naming medical cause

A

apraxic

vsuncoordinated

• Specialized

9.9

Not able to make coordinated movements because of a problem in the brain

covers clumsy movement generally rather than a specific neurological inability

F

fumbling

vsuncoordinated

4.9

Doing things in an awkward, clumsy way

covers general poor control of movements, not only object handling

B

butterfingered

vsuncoordinated

• Informal

7.8

Someone who often drops things with their hands

applies more widely to poor control of movements, not only dropping objects

U

unhandy

vsuncoordinated

5.2

Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks

is about lacking smooth control of movement overall, not just handling

Antonyms

G

graceful

87 2.8

Movement that is smooth and attractive like a dancer or swan

C

coordinated

3.8

Able to move different parts of the body smoothly and accurately

How Coordinated

graceful

87 2.8

agile

5 4.4

skilled

172 3.5

coordinated

3.8

uncoordinated

6 4.8

awkward

33 3.0

clumsy

73 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology