as in clumsy
having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner
my swimming instructor had never seen anyone so uncoordinated—in or out of the water
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Recent Examples of uncoordinated
For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient, uncoordinated transit system that fails to adequately serve its riders.
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Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Social-media companies try to stem cartels’ activity on their sites, but their efforts have been sporadic and uncoordinated.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Yet compared with the first Trump administration, when the threat to American democracy was not as stark, the resistance today is limited and uncoordinated.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
These acts of vandalism appear to be random and uncoordinated, and so far nobody has been injured.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Social-media companies try to stem cartels’ activity on their sites, but their efforts have been sporadic and uncoordinated.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Yet compared with the first Trump administration, when the threat to American democracy was not as stark, the resistance today is limited and uncoordinated.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
These acts of vandalism appear to be random and uncoordinated, and so far nobody has been injured.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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The clumsy use of voice-overs is more embarrassing still.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In the latest, a clumsy but charming young woman in Paris, struggling to become a writer and longing for Jane Austen-style romance, finally has her moment at a Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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From awkward silences to unresolved tensions, most of us would rather scroll, text, or disappear than risk a moment of raw, honest connection.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The feelings of being sweaty, red-faced and kind of awkward is very familiar to me.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The camera swirls around the scene, unsteady and swift.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
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It’s maintained an idiosyncratic spirit all along, combining references from across rock history—a Bob Dylan harmonica line here, a Cars synth line there—with lyrics that unspool in unsteady, careening cadences.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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