Synonyms of bobbled

bobbled

verb

past tense of bobble

1

as in fumbled

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

• fumbled
• blew
• muffed
• booted
• ruined
• bungled
• dubbed
• fluffed
• mangled
• botched
• flubbed
• murdered
• bumbled
• destroyed
• butchered
• boggled
• spoiled
• screwed up
• marred
• fouled up
• damaged
• buggered (up)
• mucked up
• goofed (up)
• injured
• wrecked
• blundered
• loused up
• messed (up)
• foozled
• muddled
• bollixed (up)
• flawed
• hurt
• impaired
• mutilated
• gummed (up)
• harmed
• blighted
• blemished
• vitiated
• mismanaged
• mishandled
• piffled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• helped
• rectified
• remedied
• enhanced
• refined
• bettered
• reformed
• ameliorated
• fixed
• repaired
• meliorated
• patched
• renovated
• reconditioned
• doctored
• revamped

2

as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements

the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobbed
• pumped
• shook
• jerked
• nodded
• swayed
• jogged
• wagged
• ducked
• wiggled
• jounced
• seesawed
• wobbled
• swung
• rocked
• jiggled
• oscillated
• dropped
• undulated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bobbled

Beckham lunged and tried to haul it in, but the ball bobbled incomplete. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

On Oladokun’s second throw of the game, tight end Tre Watson bobbled a good pass into the hands of cornerback Roman Parodie. — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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

Blaze Jordan followed with a potential inning-ending, double-play grounder to third base, but Denzer Guzman bobbled the ball and his only play was to first as Nootbaar scored for a 2-0 lead. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

In the 88th minute of a quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday, Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí launched a long-range shot outside the box that Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens blocked but bobbled. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Antonacci batted with the bases loaded in the sixth and hit a slow grounder that first baseman Kyle Manzardo slightly bobbled. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

With Pete Crow-Armstrong on second base, Bregman did not sprint out of the batter’s box at American Family Field after hitting a soft grounder to Milwaukee shortstop Cooper Pratt, who bobbled the ball. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 June 2026