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
Ultimately, however, the future of the greenback as an international currency will largely be determined by the collective choices of uncoordinated private actors, most of whom will be impossible to identify.
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Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
In the primaries that followed, the three state leaders began a complex and somewhat uncoordinated campaign to purge Republicans in the relatively independent state House who had defied them on Paxton and vouchers.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
All the work of shredding the cheese was already done, a boost for my innocent, relatively uncoordinated hands.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The result could be an uncoordinated approach that creates patchy systems with unclear outcomes for employees and stakeholders.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
In the primaries that followed, the three state leaders began a complex and somewhat uncoordinated campaign to purge Republicans in the relatively independent state House who had defied them on Paxton and vouchers.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
All the work of shredding the cheese was already done, a boost for my innocent, relatively uncoordinated hands.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The result could be an uncoordinated approach that creates patchy systems with unclear outcomes for employees and stakeholders.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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The character first appears in the franchise’s original film Scream (1996) as the older brother of Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) and the clumsy police deputy trying to help solve the murders in their town of Woodsboro.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Aviles’ dismissal, for a clumsy challenge on the edge of the penalty area, seemed set to turn the game.—
Martin Rogers,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, whether the friendship will survive the awkward gift exchange remains to be seen.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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When Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony with James Franco in 2012, it was widely panned as the Academy's awkward attempt to attract younger viewers.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His unsteady grip on reality means his decisions are guided by insecurity and ego, not the nation’s interests.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Even with that, the rest of the house poses an ongoing danger with anyone unsteady on one’s feet.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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