HAM-HANDEDNESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

ham-handedness

noun

as in clumsiness

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Recent Examples of ham-handedness This journalistic cynicism amid government ham-handedness shattered something precious too. — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Not for the first time, the president’s clumsiness is likely to negate his malevolence, though not without considerable cost, in time and money, to Comey.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Let a hypothermic victim get some sleep After the shivering, confusion, slurred speech, and clumsiness of hypothermia have manifested, an exposure victim also gets drowsy.

— Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of clumsiness

Noun

For listeners familiar enough with safety systems to fully appreciate the danger, miscommunication, unpreparedness or negligence in these stories, the tales provide riveting entertainment, in their own grim way.

— Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Life has always penalized unpreparedness and lack of diligence.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026

Definition of unpreparedness

Noun

Two-time champion DeWanna Bonner’s extensive postseason experience — her 100 WNBA playoff games are the most in history — does help offset the team’s overall inexperience.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
As Clark mentioned, her relative playoff inexperience is somewhat surprising for a player of her caliber.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of inexperience

Noun

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities has been revealed as a nest of incompetence in its powerful central office.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
At the start of the 1986-87 season, a combination of previous boardroom incompetence and broader economics saw Middlesbrough not just in the Third Division, but with their ground, Ayresome Park, padlocked.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of incompetence

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