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clownish

ADJECTIVE
boorish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barbaric churlish coarse impolite rude tasteless uncivilized vulgar
WEAK
bad-mannered bearish cantankerous cloddish clodhopping clumsy countrified gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered inurbane loud loutish lowbred oafish ornery out of line out-of-order provincial rough rustic swinish ugly uncouth uncultured uneducated ungracious unpoised unpolished unrefined
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delicate gentle kind mannerly nice pleasant polished polite refined smooth sophisticated
WEAK
charming cultured
ADJECTIVE
clumsy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulky heavy-handed inept ponderous ungainly unwieldy
WEAK
all thumbs blundering blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered crude elephantine gauche gawkish gawky graceless ham-handed heavy helpless hulking ill-shaped incompetent inelegant inexperienced inexpert lubberly lumbering lumpish maladroit oafish splay stumbling unable unadept uncoordinated uncouth undexterous uneasy unhandy unskillful untactful untalented untoward weedy
Antonyms
WEAK
adroit agile athletic clever coordinated couth dexterous expert graceful
ADJECTIVE
daffy
Synonyms
WEAK
crackers daft demented deranged dotty foolish goofy loony nuts nutty
ADJECTIVE
droll
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eccentric entertaining funny humorous whimsical
WEAK
absurd camp campy comic comical diverting for grins gagged up gelastic jocular joshing laffer laughable ludicrous odd preposterous quaint quizzical ridiculous riot risible waggish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
boring common dramatic dull normal sad serious standard tragic unamusing unfunny usual
WEAK
traumatic
ADJECTIVE
gawky
Synonyms
WEAK
awkward bumbling gauche loutish lumbering lumpish lumpy maladroit oafish rude rustic splay uncouth ungainly
Antonyms
WEAK
athletic graceful lithe
ADJECTIVE
loutish
Synonyms
WEAK
bad-mannered barbaric bearish bungling cantankerous churlish cloddish clodhopping clumsy coarse dense doltish gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered impolite loud oafish ornery rough rude rustic swinish uncivilized uncouth uncultured uneducated unmannerly unpolished unrefined vulgar
ADJECTIVE
rustic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crude uncouth
STRONG
rough stupid
WEAK
awkward boorish churlish clodhopping coarse countrified dull foolish graceless ignorant inelegant loutish rude uncultured uneducated unmannerly unpolished unsophisticated
Antonyms
STRONG
citified
WEAK
couth cultured polished refined sophisticated
ADJECTIVE
uncouth
Synonyms
WEAK
awkward barbaric boorish cheap coarse crass crude discourteous disgracious gawky graceless gross heavy-handed ill-bred ill-mannered impertinent impolite inelegant loud loud-mouthed loutish oafish raunchy raw rough rude rustic strange tacky uncalled-for uncivil uncivilized ungainly ungenteel ungentlemanly unpolished unrefined unseemly vulgar
Antonyms
WEAK
agile couth cultivated polished refined sophisticated
ADJECTIVE
zany
Synonyms
STRONGEST
campy comical eccentric goofy kooky loony madcap wacky
STRONG
camp
WEAK
dumb foolish hare-brained humorous joshing nutty witty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
serious

Example Sentences

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As for Mr. Trump, he watched as the clownish Ms. Bondi did her best to effect his retribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s difficult not to dwell on just how clownish our current reality has become while witnessing the absolute foolishness of this spectacle.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

At once menacing and clownish, Martin consistently tripped over his own incompetence, mendacity, and ignorance, ultimately dooming his chances of confirmation.

From Slate • May 10, 2025

The man is dangerous and clownish, boorish and fascinating, as crude as a dirty joke and as garish as a casino.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

He made a clownish face, and I knew he was trying to get Maribel to laugh, trying to extract the tiniest hint of the girl she used to be.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Vocabulary lists containing clownish

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish

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