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Maladroit

/ˌmæl.ə.ˈdɹɔɪt/

Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.

📖 Definitions of "Maladroit"

noun

adjective

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inept	Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
tactless	having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
bunglingnoun	Incompetent or inept.
bumblingnoun	Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.
heavy-handed	Excessive; overdone.
ham-handed	Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle.
butterfingered	Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
left-handednoun	Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
uncoordinated	(of body movement) Lacking coordination.
ham-fisted	(by extension) Lacking skill in general; incompetent.
nonmechanical	Not mechanical.
handless	Without any hands.
unmechanical	Not mechanical.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
adroit	deft, dexterous, or skillful
legerdemainnoun	Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
deceptionnoun	An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
illusionnoun	(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
tricknoun	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
magic tricknoun	A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
conjuring tricknoun	A type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
butterfingered	Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
ham-fisted	(by extension) Lacking skill in general; incompetent.
bunglingnoun	Incompetent or inept.
heavy-handed	Excessive; overdone.
bumblingnoun	Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.
ham-handed	Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle.
inept	Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
uncoordinated	(of body movement) Lacking coordination.
tactless	having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
handless	Without any hands.
unmechanical	Not mechanical.
nonmechanical	Not mechanical.
left-handednoun	Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
clumsynoun	Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
misadvisedverb	(obsolete) Showing poor judgement, ill-advised, injudicious.
ill-advised	(informal) Acting unwisely.
blundersome	Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
maladaptative	Synonym of maladaptive.
maladjustive	Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
injudicious	Showing poor judgement; not well judged.