Synonyms & related words for maladroit

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of maladroit — including clumsy, butterfingered, inept, awkward, bungling, unskillful. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to maladroit

Explore words related to maladroit — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include maladroitness, maladroitly, looby, tactless, gauchely, gaucherie, klutzy, uncoordinated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for maladroit

Common synonyms for maladroit include clumsy, butterfingered, inept, awkward, bungling, unskillful, ungraceful, ungainly — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does maladroit come from?

The word maladroit breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mal-, from Latin malus (“bad, evil”); and -droit, from Latin directus (“straight, right”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.