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
These acts of vandalism appear to be random and uncoordinated, and so far nobody has been injured.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, on the other hand, viewed one another as rivals as much as allies, and their competitive and uncoordinated efforts consistently backfired.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
Contracts for SaaS products go uncoordinated, with separate agencies paying higher prices despite discounts available through collaborative purchases.
—Eric Steele, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For Syrian refugees, an uncoordinated or premature return could mean again enduring extreme poverty, the risk of further displacement, or even death, just as the situation looked to be improving.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, on the other hand, viewed one another as rivals as much as allies, and their competitive and uncoordinated efforts consistently backfired.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
Contracts for SaaS products go uncoordinated, with separate agencies paying higher prices despite discounts available through collaborative purchases.
—Eric Steele, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For Syrian refugees, an uncoordinated or premature return could mean again enduring extreme poverty, the risk of further displacement, or even death, just as the situation looked to be improving.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoordinated
Adjective
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These transitions, between past and present, are sometimes clumsy but sometimes genuinely sweet, as with an old letter that near-simultaneously is dictated and written, received and read, and finally rediscovered (and only partially understood) in the 21st century.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Wildlife officials helped remove a black bear found hanging out in the kitchen of a Kentucky home after an impressive, yet clumsy break-in, photos show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Eddie's real parentage is revealed, Maeve is outed, Kevin catches up with Rusby, Bella brokers her deal, and Alice attends an awkward Harrigan dinner.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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There is also an awkward disconnect: Gmail’s recent encryption upgrade clashes with its AI upgrades.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Not only that, but he was being fed an unsteady diet of cockroaches.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
4 May 2025
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His unsteady performance has left markets lurching from one crisis to another, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Uncoordinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoordinated. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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