gauche[adjective]Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, ill-mannered, inelegant, tactless, unsophisticated
Antonyms: adroit
Contrasted words: bland, smooth, suave, urbane
Related Words: crude,
green,
unpolished [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gauche /ɡəʊʃ $ ɡoʊʃ/
adjective[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: 'left, left-handed']
doing or saying wrong or impolite things, especially because you do not know the right way to behave:
It would be gauche to mention the price.—gaucheness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲