uncoordinated
All thumbs today
Uncoordinated describes someone who moves awkwardly, lacking smooth control of their body: I'm too uncoordinated to play tennis.
The word extends to efforts that aren't properly organized or synchronized: The response to the disaster was uncoordinated and chaotic.
Both senses share the idea of parts not working together harmoniously.
Lacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
lumbering · graceless · maladroit · oafish · blundering · stumbling · klutzy · ham-handed
Lacking systematic arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- disarrayLack of order
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
muddled · confused · disorderly · helter-skelter · slapdash · random · erratic · unsystematic
Broken into pieces
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- asynchronousNot happening together
- out-of-syncNot coordinated together
misaligned · unsynchronized · piecemeal · disunited · discordant · unintegrated · mismatched · inconsistent
Lacking mental focus
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
forgetful · spacey · muddled · flustered · preoccupied · discombobulated · befuddled · flighty
Lacking acquired competence
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
unpracticed · ineffective · bungling · incapable · unqualified · unprofessional · lacking · inadequate
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
gawky · lumbering · graceless · maladroit · oafish · blundering · stumbling · klutzy · ham-handed · butterfingers
disorganized
Lacking systematic arrangement
jumbled · muddled · confused · disorderly · helter-skelter · slapdash · random · erratic · unsystematic · messy
fragmented
Broken into pieces
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- asynchronousNot happening together
out-of-sync · misaligned · unsynchronized · piecemeal · disunited · discordant · unintegrated · mismatched · inconsistent · disjunctive
scatterbrained
Lacking mental focus
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- inattentiveNot paying attention
disorganized · forgetful · spacey · muddled · flustered · preoccupied · discombobulated · befuddled · flighty · dizzy
unskilled
Lacking acquired competence
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- untrainedLacking learned skills
inexperienced · unpracticed · ineffective · bungling · incapable · unqualified · unprofessional · lacking · inadequate · novice
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- clumsyclumsy, awkward, bumbling, bungling, fumbling
- dexteritydexterous, nimble, agile, adroit, deft
- lack of skillincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience
- clumsy peopleklutz, clumsy, bumbling, butterfingers, bungler
- physical clumsinessclumsiness, awkwardness, stumbling, fumbling, ungainliness
uncoordinatedcoordinated
Arranged to work together
organized · synchronized · systematic · integrated · coherent
coordinate, coordinated, coordination, coordinates, coordinating, coordinator, subordinated