BOBBLE Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

bobble 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bobble

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy she's terrified that she'll make some silly bobble during the important presentation

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bobble

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verb

ˈbä-bəl

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

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as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

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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

And while Ewers has been victmized by receivers bobbling or mishandliung catchable passes on a few of those interceptions, that wasn’t the case Friday when there wasn’t a receiver near the pass. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Eli Nickerson bobbles the snap and Seminole recovers for its fifth takeaway of the evening. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bobble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobble

Noun

Well, his speed off the edge can cause a quarterback to make mistakes — the kind of game-changing mistakes from which the Chiefs did not benefit a year ago.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistake

Verb

After Jordan fumbled away a screen pass, Maiava later found Mosley for that 68-yard score.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Balogun didn’t hurt his stock or his public image by walking away from Everton, a club that fumbled its way through another transfer window.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fumble

Verb

As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.

— Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
During the Hudson Williams look-alike contest, Hoefer zoned out as a large cardboard cutout of the Heated Rivalry star’s face bobbed over the crowd.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bob

Noun

There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Common Mistakes When Cleaning Earbuds Take special care to avoid damaging your earbuds by avoiding these common blunders.

— Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of blunder

Verb

Brent crude oil prices paused in early trading on Tuesday after gaining in the previous session following a drone attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in Russia that reduced flows from Kazakhstan.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Dozens of fire engines pumped foam over the roadway and the burning buildings.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pump

Noun

Multiple commenters were still unable to see it, and were getting the same error, as did Fortune.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
After committing a throwing error on a pickoff attempt that advanced the potential tying run to second base, O'Brien fanned rookie Cole Carrigg to end it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of error

Verb

As Gansey greeted them, shaking hands, taking photos and smiling endlessly, one stepped forward with a question that encapsulated everything.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
More than a year of demonstrations sometimes drawing hundreds of thousands of people shook Vucic more than ever during his 14 years in power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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