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| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, boggle*, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher*, distort, err, flounder, flub*, fumble, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, ruin, screw up*, spoil, stumble, wreck, bobble, bollix, fall down*, goof up*, gum up, louse up, miscompute, misconjecture, muck up*, pull a boner |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blunder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow, botch, bumble, bungle, confuse, err, flounder, flub*, foul up, fumble, mess up, misjudge, screw up*, stumble, ball up, bobble, drop the ball, gum up, louse up, slip up |
| Antonyms: | correct, fix, restore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bungle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder, mess up |
| Synonyms: | boggle, botch, butcher*, err, flub, foul up*, fudge*, fumble, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff*, ruin, screw up*, spoil, ball up, drop the ball, goof up*, gum up, louse up, make a mess of |
| Antonyms: | fix, manage, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
| Synonyms: | blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, foul, grime, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tarnish, begrime, besoil, draggle, encrust, make dusty, make impure, smutch, tar |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | faux pas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social error |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, blooper, blunder, botch, breach, break, bungle, error, flop, flub*, gaffe*, gaffe, goof*, hash, impropriety, indiscretion, mess, misconduct, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight, slip, solecism, transgression, blunder in etiquette, boo-boo, colossal blunder, foul-up, gaucherie, indecorum, mess-up, misjudgment, social blunder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foul up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mess of |
| Synonyms: | botch, bungle, confuse, jumble, mismanage, mix up*, muddle, screw up*, snafu*, snarl, tumble, muck up* |
| Antonyms: | fix, mend, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bumble, mess up |
| Synonyms: | botch*, bungle*, err, feel, flounder, flub*, fluff*, goof*, grapple, grope, mishandle, mismanage, screw up*, spoil, stumble, bollix, lose the handle, louse up, misfield, scrabble* |
| Antonyms: | do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goof |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, err, flub*, foul up, mess up, miscalculate, mix up, screw up*, slip, snarl, blow it, get wrong, louse up, make a boner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mess up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder, dirty |
| Synonyms: | befoul, besmirch, botch, bungle, clutter, confuse, damage, derange, destroy, disarrange, discompose, dishevel, disorganize, disturb, foul, jumble, litter, muddle, pollute, ruin, rummage, scramble, screw up*, smear, soil, spoil, unsettle, upset, bobble, bollix, goof up*, gum up, louse up |
| Antonyms: | arrange, order, organize, tidy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | miscarriage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | abortion, botch, breakdown, defeat, error, interruption, malfunction, misadventure, mischance, misfire, mishap, miss, mistake, perversion, undoing, nonsuccess |
| Antonyms: | carriage, success |
| Main Entry: | mishandle/mismanage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess up |
| Synonyms: | abuse, blow, blunder, botch*, bungle, confound, err, flub*, foul up, fumble, goof*, harm, misapply, misconduct, mistreat, misuse, muff*, overlook, pervert, prostitute, screw up*, be incompetent, be inefficient, goof up*, gum up, make a hash of, make a mess of, maladminister, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, put foot in, shoot oneself in foot |
| Antonyms: | handle, manage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misunderstand |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, confound, confuse, err, fail, goof*, jumble, lapse, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, miss, omit, overlook, slip*, snarl, tangle, underestimate, addle, be off the mark, be wrong, deceive oneself, get wrong, have wrong impression, make a mess, misconceive, misdeem, misknow, misread, miss the boat, not know, overestimate, put foot in, slip up*, take for |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand, be certain, be sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mix-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confusion, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | botch*, chaos, commotion, disorder, jumble, mess, mistake, muddle, shambles*, tangle, turmoil |
| Antonyms: | understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muddle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confused state |
| Synonyms: | ataxia, awkwardness, botch, chaos, clutter, complexity, complication, confusion, daze, difficulty, dilemma, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorganization, emergency, encumbrance, fog, foul-up*, hash, haze, intricacy, involvement, jumble, mess, mess and a half, mix-up*, muss*, perplexity, plight, predicament, quandary, rat's nest, screw-up, shambles*, snarl, struggle, tangle, trouble |
| Antonyms: | enlightenment, order, organization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, disorganize |
| Synonyms: | befuddle, bewilder, blunder, botch, bungle, clutter, complicate, confound, daze, derange, disarrange, disorder, disturb, entangle, fluster, foul, foul up*, jumble, mess, mix, mix up*, muck, mumble, murmur, nonplus, perplex, perturb, rattle, ravel, ruffle, scramble, shuffle, snafu*, snarl, spoil, stumble, stupefy, tangle, throw, throw off, tumble, addle, discombobulate, disorient, louse up, make a mess of, misarrange, psych out, stir up |
| Antonyms: | clear up, educate, enlighten, explain, explicate, order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bungle |
| Synonyms: | blunder, boggle, botch, choke*, err, flub, foul up, fumble, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, screw up*, slip, drop the ball, goof up*, make a mess of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ruin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devastate, destroy |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, beggar, botch, break, bring down, bust, crush, decimate, deface, defeat, defile, demolish, deplete, deplore, desecrate, despoil, devour, disfigure, do in*, drain, exhaust, fleece, impoverish, injure, maim, mangle, mar, mutilate, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pillage, rape, ravish, raze, reduce, sack, shatter, smash, spoil, total, wipe out*, wrack, wreck, bring to ruin, clean out, depredate, dilapidate, lay waste, make a mess of, pauperize, spoilate, use up, wreak havoc on |
| Notes: | rack is destruction and ruin is destitution; in rack and ruin, rack is a variation of wrack and wreck |
| Antonyms: | build, construct, create, develop, grow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | screw up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mess of |
| Synonyms: | blow, botch, bungle, confuse, flub*, foul up, goof*, louse, mess, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, queer, snafu*, spoil, bobble, bollix, goof up*, make hash of, muck up* |
| Antonyms: | succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shambles |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a mess |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, babel, bedlam, botch, chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, hash, havoc, hodge-podge, madhouse, maelstrom, mix-up, muddle, mess-up |
| Antonyms: | order, organization |
| Main Entry: | mishandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bobble |
| Synonyms: | abuse, blow, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof, harm, mess up, misapply, misconduct, mistreat, misuse, muff, overlook, pervert, prostitute, screw up, be incompetent, be inefficient, goof up, gum up, maladminister, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mismanager |
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