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botch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of botch

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

The first time we tried to make a cake, we botched the job completely.

Synonyms of botch

blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, 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 botch

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

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

mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms of botch

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

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

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