BLUNDERED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

blundered

verb

past tense of blunder

as in fumbled

to make a mistake even though the prosecution had blundered several times in presenting its case, it ultimately prevailed

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as in stumbled

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually blundered his way through an acceptance speech

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Recent Examples of blundered Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe. —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 People see this president as having blundered into a war with no clear rationale. —

NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026 Back in the team after injury, Neuer made strong saves in the first half but blundered for Freiburg's second, leaping out of his goal to palm a corner straight to Freiburg striker Lucas Höler for an easy second. —

ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026 The growing political noise raises questions about whether Netflix, which has had one of the cleanest business strategies and investment stories in media, blundered into its first big M&A swing. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026

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Henderson also fumbled after hauling in a pass from DeVito.

— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
During Miami’s two periods of special teams work Malik Washington fumbled his first kickoff return, but most of the other punt returners and kickoff returned fielded their attempts well.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026