Synonyms of booted

booted

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of booted

The first points at the new Ryan Field went to — fittingly enough — the Wildcats when Jackson Kleather booted a 50-yarder between the uprights to cap off Northwestern's maiden drive in their new home. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Not everyone was happy that Zumwalt had been booted from manager Matt Quatraro’s staff. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 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

On fourth-and-1 at the New England 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Lock faked a handoff, booted left and threaded a short pass through the arms of defensive tackle Milton Williams to Smith-Njigba, who took over from there. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026