ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgauche
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gauche
Meaning: socially awkward and lacking tact
gauche in a sentence
How gauche is used in real sentences:
His gauche question brought the cheerful conversation to a sudden halt.
The diplomat's gauche comments embarrassed his entire delegation.
“Even a merely gauche joke, awkwardly offered during a solemn exchange, may weaken trust.”
— from the passage Between Speech and Judgment
“The next afternoon, an insolent note appeared on his stand: “Try conducting the orchestra you have, not the one in your imagination.” Varen's first impulse was to identify the writer, but such an inquiry would make his position seem both defensive and gauche.”
— from the passage The Unfinished Finale
Synonyms for gauche
Other words for gauche — awkward, tactless and clumsy — carry the same meaning.
- awkward
- tactless
- clumsy
Antonyms of gauche
Words that mean the opposite of gauche:
Where it comes from
From French gauche, meaning 'left' or 'awkward.'
Memory hook
GAUCHE sounds like 'gosh,' what someone says after an awkward remark.