different between forced vs awkward

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f??st/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /fo(?)?st/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /fo?st/

Verb

forced

1. simple past tense and past participle of force

Adjective

forced (comparative more forced, superlative most forced)

1. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

   Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.

2. Opened or accessed using force.

Synonyms

• forcible

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From awk (“odd, clumsy”) +? -ward.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???kw?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??kw?d/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??kw?d/
• Hyphenation: awk?ward

Adverb

awkward (comparative more awkward, superlative most awkward)

1. (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
   • :

     Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and […] kut thorow a vayne […].

Adjective

awkward (comparative awkwarder or more awkward, superlative awkwardest or most awkward)

1. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

   Synonyms: clumsy, lubberly, ungraceful, unhandy

   Antonyms: dexterous, gainly, graceful, handy, skillful

2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

3. Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.

   Synonym: maladroit

   Antonyms: amiable, cool

4. Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

awkward (plural awkwards)

1. Someone or something that is awkward.