gauche (Meaning)
gauche (s)
lacking social polish
gauche (n.)
Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy.
Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gauche
Synonyms:
- perturbed
- agitated
- discomforted
- jumpy
- bothered
- self-conscious
- disquieted
- disturbed
- disconcerted
- clownish
- unassuming
- discountenanced
- rattled
- jittery
- dismayed
- discomposed
- lubberly
- unpretentious
- nonplussed
- discomfited
- mortified
- unhinged
- chagrined
- unsettled
- modest
- distressed
- abashed
- nonplused
- insecure
- diffident
- unassertive
Antonyms:
gauche Sentence Examples
- His awkward attempt at small talk came across as gauche and uncomfortable.
- She felt a pang of embarrassment as she realized her gauche mistake in front of her colleagues.
- Despite his wealth, his gauche manners betrayed his humble origins.
- The guest's gauche behavior at the elegant dinner party was a topic of whispered conversation among the other attendees.
- With a gauche gesture, he knocked over the vase, shattering the tranquility of the room.
- Her gauche handling of the delicate situation only exacerbated tensions within the group.
- His gauche attempt at flirting left her feeling more amused than charmed.
- The newcomer's gauche attire clashed with the sophisticated ambiance of the upscale restaurant.
- She cringed inwardly at her friend's gauche comment, hoping nobody else had heard.
- Despite his best efforts to fit in, his gauche manners marked him as an outsider in the refined social circle.
FAQs About the word gauche
lacking social polishLeft handed; hence, awkward; clumsy., Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
embarrassed, uneasy,uncomfortable, clumsy, awkward, angular,inelegant, stilted, uncouth, gawky
urbane, suave, urbane, suave,graceful, graceful, undisturbed, tranquil, unperturbed, confident
His awkward attempt at small talk came across as gauche and uncomfortable.
She felt a pang of embarrassment as she realized her gauche mistake in front of her colleagues.
Despite his wealth, his gauche manners betrayed his humble origins.
The guest's gauche behavior at the elegant dinner party was a topic of whispered conversation among the other attendees.
