Tactless vs Awkward - What's the difference?
tactless | awkward |
having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
:It was tactless of you not to attend your sister's wedding.
(obsolete) In a backwards direction.
*, Bk.V, Ch.x:
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle
As adjectives the difference between tactless and awkward
is that tactless is having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings while awkward is lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.As an adverb awkward is
(obsolete) in a backwards direction.tactless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* tactfulawkward
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and.
Adjective
(en-adj)- John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.
- That was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watching.
- An awkward silence had fallen.
- I'm very awkward at parties.
- Things get very awkward whenever 60-year old men use cheesy pick-up lines on me.
- He's a right awkward chap.
- These cabinets are going to be very awkward when we move.