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awkward

How many syllables in awkward?

  296314875 syllables

Divide awkward into syllables:   awk-ward
Stressed syllable in awkward:   awk-ward
How to pronounce awkward:   awk-werd
How to say awkward:

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Synonyms for awkward


1 syllable
  • gauche
  • strained
  • vexed
  • hard
  • tight
2 syllables
  • bulky
  • bungling
  • complex
  • fractious
  • graceless
  • klutzy
  • labored
  • leggy
  • niggling
  • shambling
  • sheepish
  • thwarting
  • tongue-tied
  • tricky
  • bumbling
  • clumsy
  • fiddly
  • gawky
  • inept
  • knotty
  • lanky
  • messy
  • painful
  • shamefaced
  • thorny
  • ticklish
  • touchy
  • troubled
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
7 syllables
  • difficult to maneuver
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