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

Pass behind Ben Sims was bobbled and intercepted by Tyrel Dodson for a touchdown. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Machado followed with a single to the gap in right-center that McCarthy bobbled, allowing Cronenworth to race around third and get home to tie the game again. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bobble

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Dimensions | Getty Millions of people roll money from a workplace retirement plan to an individual retirement account each year — and mistakes can prove both costly and irreversible.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
To see how this works in practice, consider how Gemma might approach hiring Richard’s replacement to avoid repeating the same mistake.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistake

Verb

But the calm day gave way to terror when her uncle again looked out into the ocean and saw Summer’s head bobbing in and out of the water.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
And when the sun is shining, that also means the water’s sparkling, sailboats are bobbing, and seagulls are cawing.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bob

Noun

Boutique seasonal brand, made it to market, suggesting the blunder might be related to a need for more executives and other workers connected with and sensitive to needs and concerns of Black consumers.

— Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
From a 2026 lens, extending Braun while kicking Watson’s can down the road looks like an epic blunder that could cost the Nuggets another title in the Joker’s prime.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of blunder

Verb

The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
By the time Frey and Felder nearly came to blows backstage in the summer of 1980, however, those threads were too frayed to hold.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow

Verb

Miami likely will hold off on signing a 15th player to a standard contract, at least for now, in order to see who shakes free in the buyout market.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
For some, fall fashion starts with color, working in warm browns and flashes of crimson red or shaking typical neutrals up with pops of cobalt blue.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

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