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Clumsy vs Underdog - What's the difference?

clumsy | underdog |

As nouns the difference between clumsy and underdog

is that clumsy is a person while underdog is a competitor thought unlikely to win.

As an adjective clumsy

is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

clumsy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
    • He's very clumsy . I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
  • Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
    • It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
    What a clumsy joke...
  • awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

    • Noun

    (clumsies)
  • A person.

    • Synonyms

    * butterfingers * klutz

    See also

    * clumsies

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    underdog

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A competitor thought unlikely to win.
  • * 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
    • In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians
  • * 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:
    • The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.
  • Somebody at a disadvantage.
  • A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

    • Antonyms

    * favourite, favorite * sure bet * safe bet * top dog

    See also

    * also-ran

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