BOOTED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

booted

verb

Definition of booted

past tense of boot

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question

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Recent Examples of booted Coach Lane Kiffin sent out his kicking team, and Scott Starzyk booted the extra point to give them a seven-point lead. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Martin Connington booted a 34-yard field goal and didn’t miss an extra point. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said the city booted about 300 more vehicles from January through September this year than during the same period last year. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 For the classy music video, Legend hops behind his Yamaha piano to perform the ethereal track with some help from the Hollywood Cinematic Orchestra, who are suited and booted. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 Gutierrez completed a 39-yard pass to running back Vic Listorti and Bartley booted a 31-yard field to cut the deficit to four at halftime. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 But moments later, Bremen got even when Cardoso dribbled past a series of defenders and played a dangerous ball into the box that a Herscher defender booted into the net for an own goal. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 After being unceremoniously booted from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour for speaking out in favor of Palestine, Macklemore is building his own show. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 While a typical week of Big Brother is spaced out, a double-eviction sees two competitors booted in a single live show. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for booted

Verb

However, Cam Skattebo fumbled to give Washington an opportunity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
With Oregon outside linebacker Nasir Wyatt blitzing, Iamaleava attempted to throw the ball away to the flat and instead fumbled, giving the Ducks the ball on the Bruins’ one-yard-line.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fumbled

Verb

But the administration blew past a Sunday evening deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday, advertising data from AdImpact shows.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The Commanders scored a touchdown two minutes into the game and never trailed, yet still blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of blew

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Vaccarello also established Saint Laurent Editions, specializing in books, fanzines and fine art, with a dedicated retail/gallery space dubbed Saint Laurent Babylone on the Left Bank of Paris.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Now a researcher has taken this concept into the third dimension with a 3D shape dubbed the Chair44 monotile.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026