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bobble

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bobble

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

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

blunder, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
Words Related to bobble

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding
Near Antonyms of bobble

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

bobble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bobble

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

  • the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe
Synonyms of bobble

blow, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up
Words Related to bobble

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate

destroy, wreck

mishandle, mismanage
Near Antonyms of bobble

ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy

doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

2 to make short up-and-down movements

  • the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it
Synonyms of bobble

bob, jog, jounce, nod, pump, seesaw, wag
Words Related to bobble

jerk, jiggle, shake, wiggle, wobble (also wabble)

oscillate, rock, sway, swing, undulate

drop, duck

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