clumsiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumsiness
Noun
  • Carse has promise, as does Josh Tongue, but their inexperience brings inconsistency.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Mamdani's opponents will likely continue to attack him for his views on Israel, which have drawn criticism from some Jewish groups, and his relative inexperience as third-term lawmaker with a very modest record of legislative accomplishment.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The resulting media circus of their incompetence distracts us from their behind-the-scenes actions that are fueling a growing health crisis impacting the very working-class communities that helped deliver Trump his second term.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Unlike paternalism — which presumes incompetence and justifies overriding someone’s autonomy — maternalism operates relationally, that is to say, it is rooted in relational awareness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • If Black and Middlebrooks plan to make that challenge, their lawyers must file petitions alleging incompetency between May 27-29 for Black and between July 7-9 for Middlebrooks.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • Stevenson should be able to take advantage of Zepeda's inability to stave off jabs.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Clumsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumsiness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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