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awesome (adj)
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awestruck (adj)
awful (adj)
awfully (adv)
awfulness (n)
awhile (adv)
awkward (adj)
awkwardly (adv)
awkwardness (n)
awning (n)
AWOL (adj)
awry (adj)
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awkward (adj)
Synonyms: embarrassing, tricky, problematic, difficult, thorny, complex

Antonym: straightforward


Synonyms: uncooperative, difficult, stubborn, obstinate, stroppy, obdurate

Antonym: cooperative


Synonyms: unwieldy, cumbersome, bulky

Antonym: compact


Synonyms: clumsy, inelegant, graceless, gawky, uncoordinated, ungainly

Antonym: graceful


Synonyms: uncomfortable, embarrassed, out of your depth, tongue-tied, self-conscious, discomfited, gauche, inept, discomforted, ill at ease, uneasy

Antonym: comfortable
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