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all thumbs

ADJECTIVE
accident-prone
Synonyms
WEAK
bungling inept klutzy two left feet
ADJECTIVE
awkward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amateurish rude stiff
WEAK
artless blundering bulky bumbling bungling butterfingers coarse floundering gawky graceless green having two left feet having two left hands incompetent inept inexpert klutzy lumbering maladroit oafish stumbling uncoordinated uncouth unfit ungainly ungraceful unhandy unpolished unrefined unskilled unskillful
Antonyms
WEAK
adroit artful clever convenient dexterous easy elegant graceful handy skillful straightforward
ADJECTIVE
clumsy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulky heavy-handed inept ponderous ungainly unwieldy
WEAK
blundering blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered clownish 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
inept
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awkward bumbling incompetent inefficient
WEAK
artless bungling butterfingers gauche halting inadept incapable inexpert loser maladroit unapt undexterous unfacile ungraceful unhandy unproficient unskillful wooden
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able capable competent dexterous efficient expert skillful
WEAK
acceptable adroit fit proper skilled suitable
ADJECTIVE
klutzy
Synonyms
WEAK
amateurish artless blundering bulky bumbling bungling butterfingers clumsy coarse floundering gawky graceless green having two left feet having two left hands incompetent inept inexpert lumbering lumpish maladroit oafish rude stiff stumbling uncoordinated uncouth unfit ungainly ungraceful unhandy unpolished unrefined unskilled unskillful
ADJECTIVE
maladroit
Synonyms
WEAK
blundering bumbling bungling clunky floundering gauche halting heavy-handed inept inexpert klutzy lumbering stumbling two left feet ungraceful unhandy unskillful
Antonyms
WEAK
able capable diplomatic nice sensitive skillful tactful
ADJECTIVE
oafish
Synonyms
WEAK
blundering blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered dumb gawkish gawky graceless half-witted heavy-handed idiotic ignorant inelegant inept klutzy lubberly lumbering lumpish moronic simple simpleminded slow stumbling uncoordinated undexterous ungainly unintelligent
ADJECTIVE
uncoordinated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heavy-handed
WEAK
bumbling bungling butterfingered gawkish gawky graceless klutzy like a bull in a china shop lumbering not agile stumbling unadept ungainly ungraceful unhandy unskillful

Example Sentences

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“I asked J.P. for a scouting report on Frazier as a shortstop and he was all thumbs up, saying he could handle it,” Servais said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

All that talk last week about the broken toe of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and yet in this game, the Rams were all thumbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021

Ponsoldt—who also directed The Spectacular Now and The End of the Tour—has a great feel for intimate conversation, but he’s all thumbs when it comes to The Circle’s attempt at stylized allegory.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2017

"I just got the final inspections: health, fire, the liquor board, all thumbs up."

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2011

Lies, who’s all thumbs, gets lost in the mayhem.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank