Synonyms of 'all thumbs'

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(idiom) in the sense of clumsy

very clumsy

Can you open this? I'm all thumbs.

Synonyms

clumsy

I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.

inept

He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.

cack-handed (informal)

maladroit

Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.

butterfingered (informal)

ham-fisted (informal)

They can be made by even the most ham-fisted of cooks.

unco (Australian, slang)

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ham-fisted

very clumsy or awkward

They can be made by even the most ham-fisted of cooks.

Synonyms

clumsy (informal),

awkward,

bungling,

inept,

cack-handed (informal),

maladroit,

ham-handed (informal),

all fingers and thumbs (informal),

butterfingered (informal),

unhandy,

unco (Australian, slang)

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in the sense of inept

awkward, clumsy, or incompetent

He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.

Synonyms

incompetent,

bungling,

clumsy,

cowboy (informal),

awkward,

bumbling,

gauche,

cack-handed (informal),

inexpert,

maladroit,

unskilful,

unhandy,

unworkmanlike

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in the sense of maladroit

clumsy, awkward, or tactless

Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.

Synonyms

clumsy,

awkward,

bungling,

inept,

cack-handed (informal),

inexpert,

unskilful,

unhandy,

ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal)

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Nearby words of 'all thumbs'

all the same
all the time
all there
all thumbs
all-important
all-out
all-powerful
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'A'

Source

Thesaurus for all thumbs from the Collins English Thesaurus

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