awkward vs inept

awkward and inept both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
awkward	No	Yes	No	No
inept	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, awkward and inept are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of awkward include clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt.

awkward (adjective)	inept (adjective)
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance	generally incompetent and ineffectual
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment	not elegant or graceful in expression
causing inconvenience	revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
not elegant or graceful in expression
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape