Synonyms of bobble

bobble 1 of 2

noun

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

she's terrified that she'll make some silly bobble during the important presentation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• fumble
• miscue
• stumble
• flub
• brick
• goof
• boob
• gaff
• slip
• trip
• gaffe
• clanger
• inaccuracy
• misstep
• fluff
• screwup
• slipup
• lapse
• fault
• clinker
• boo-boo
• oversight
• blooper
• howler
• bloomer
• pratfall
• boner
• snafu
• misunderstanding
• misjudgment
• misstatement
• miscalculation
• foul-up
• misreading
• misinterpretation
• misconstruction
• misconception
• misdescription
• misapprehension
• miscomprehension
• misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precision
• accuracy
• correctness
• exactness
• exactitude
• perfection
• strictness
• infallibility
• preciseness
• inerrancy

bobble

2 of 2

verb

ˈbä-bəl 

1

as in to fumble

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• blow
• boot
• muff
• dub
• bungle
• ruin
• botch
• bumble
• fluff
• screw up
• murder
• flub
• butcher
• spoil
• boggle
• foul up
• mangle
• destroy
• goof (up)
• damage
• muck up
• mar
• blunder
• foozle
• louse up
• injure
• muddle
• bugger (up)
• flaw
• gum (up)
• mess (up)
• wreck
• hurt
• bollix (up)
• mutilate
• blemish
• harm
• impair
• blight
• piffle
• vitiate
• mismanage
• mishandle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• better
• help
• remedy
• enhance
• reform
• rectify
• refine
• ameliorate
• patch
• fix
• repair
• meliorate
• revamp
• renovate
• doctor
• recondition

2

as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements

the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bob
• pump
• shake
• nod
• jerk
• jog
• sway
• wag
• duck
• wiggle
• jounce
• seesaw
• wobble
• rock
• swing
• jiggle
• undulate
• oscillate
• drop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bobble

Noun

The Kings, who had a 5-3 advantage in shots in the first, got the first excellent chance of the game when dangerous goal scorer Adrian Kempe took advantage of a bobble at the LA blue line. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

But the experience includes a few bobbles—call them growing pains. — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

The first turnover of the game was a Herbert interception that was a good ball on third down, dropped and bobbled into the defense’s hands by tight end David Njoku. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Njoku bobbled the pass, however, and the ball was grabbed by rookie safety Hezekiah Masses, who had another pick in the fourth quarter during his first career start. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026