klutzes

All-thumbs types

Klutzes is the plural of klutz, a clumsy or awkward person.

The word comes from Yiddish, where it means a wooden block—something heavy and graceless.

Those klutzes knocked over the entire display.

The adjective is klutzy.

clumsiness

butterfingers

Clumsy dropper of things

fumblerOne who mishandles objects
stumblerOne who falters
tripperOne taking a jaunt

bumbler · uncoordinated · gawky · lumbering · oafish · cloddish · ungainly · awkward · graceless · clodhopper

mishaps

fumble

Handle with clumsy fingers

stumbleLose footing momentarily
tripPlanned travel somewhere
spillAccidental liquid release

blunder · gaffe · slip-up · flub · botch · bungle · goof · blooper · pratfall · faceplant

incompetence

bungler

Inept person

blundererOne who errs clumsily
botcherOne who spoils work
amateurNonprofessional participant

novice · incompetent · inept · unskilled · hopeless · hapless · ineffective · incapable · maladroit · duffer

Categories

foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots
idiotsidiot, moron, imbecile, fool, fools

Opposites

physical coordination and grace

klutzesathletes

Sports competitors

dancers · gymnasts · acrobats · ballerinas · Fred Astaire

competence and skill

klutzesexperts

Highly skilled practitioners

virtuosos · masters · pros · adepts · smooth operators

Family

klutz, klutzy, klutziness, klutziest

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Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G