IELTS awkward Definition Causing embarrassment or inconvenience; not graceful. Example "There was an awkward silence after he told the joke." Sign in to save IELTS Quiz → ← awful awkwardly → Study tips featuring "awkward" Audit Your Own Writing for Lexical Resource Explain New Words Out Loud To Yourself Audit Your Own Writing to Find Gaps Related words TOEFL brighten IELTS startle GRE abide SAT abnormal TOEFL aboard TOEFL abolition IELTS upward TOEFL abort IELTS abortion SAT abrupt SAT absence TOEFL absent