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 She was even featured on the arena’s massive jumbotron during the live broadcast, while the Thorns later booted Sousa and the other fans from Providence Park for wearing similar pro-women apparel. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Craig hit a 32-yarder to end the first half and Reus booted two punts, one inside the 20. — Pj Green september 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 House Speaker Mike Johnson is tested by his narrow majority almost daily, and his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, was the first in history to be booted from office, ousted by a small number of opponents from his own side. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Many foreign energy companies, including American oil majors ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil, had their assets seized by Venezuela in 2007 during then-President Hugo Chávez’s nationalization drive and were booted out of the country. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 With one out, shortstop Jocob Gonzalez booted two grounders followed by center fielder Oneil Cruz misplaying a routine fly. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 And state troopers had booted people off state land weeks earlier. — Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 28 Aug. 2026 The left-hander had a chance to go deeper Sunday, but the shortstop Lombard booted a potential inning-ending double-play grounder in the fourth. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 Placekicker Ryan Fitzgerald booted a 61-yard field goal, outdoors, which bodes well for his distance kicking this year. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

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After Jordan fumbled away a screen pass, Maiava later found Mosley for that 68-yard score.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Balogun didn’t hurt his stock or his public image by walking away from Everton, a club that fumbled its way through another transfer window.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fumbled

Verb

But then on Sunday, McFarlane blew a save by serving up a three-run blast to Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
On third down, the offensive line blew open a big hole and running back Kameron Lee found it, popping out with a 13-yard run to get the Tigers out of trouble as the third quarter ended.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of blew

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Tesla also runs a chartered car service in the San Francisco area dubbed the FSD (Supervised) Rideshare service.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago).

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026