Synonyms of botch

botch 1 of 2

verb

as in to fumble

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 & Similar Words

• fumble
• blow
• bungle
• ruin
• dub
• mangle
• spoil
• murder
• boot
• destroy
• butcher
• flub
• screw up
• boggle
• foul up
• mar
• muff
• goof (up)
• bumble
• damage
• fluff
• injure
• muck up
• blunder
• bugger (up)
• foozle
• mess (up)
• wreck
• bobble
• impair
• louse up
• flaw
• bollix (up)
• hurt
• muddle
• mutilate
• harm
• gum (up)
• vitiate
• blight
• blemish
• mismanage
• mishandle
• piffle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• better
• help
• enhance
• rectify
• remedy
• refine
• ameliorate
• reform
• repair
• fix
• patch
• meliorate
• revamp
• renovate
• recondition
• doctor

botch

2 of 2

noun

as in jumble

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

this police procedural is basically a botch of plot elements stolen from other (and better) novels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• variety
• assortment
• medley
• collage
• scramble
• shuffle
• blend
• hodgepodge
• mishmash
• grab bag
• patchwork
• montage
• pastiche
• amalgam
• tangle
• clutter
• mélange
• hash
• mixed bag
• jungle
• agglomeration
• litter
• alphabet soup
• hotchpotch
• farrago
• agglomerate
• smorgasbord
• combination
• tumble
• muddle
• stew
• salad
• rummage
• crazy quilt
• motley
• patchwork quilt
• potpourri
• menagerie
• salmagundi
• gallimaufry
• ragout
• gumbo
• olio
• miscellanea
• jambalaya
• ragbag
• omnium-gatherum
• mess
• olla podrida
• macédoine
• miscellany
• welter
• accumulation
• aggregation
• aggregate
• conglomeration
• conglomerate
• fusion
• notions
• mix-up
• odds and ends
• composite
• chaos
• compound
• detritus
• disarray
• sundries
• imbroglio
• snarl
• disarrangement
• catchall
• admixture
• bollix
• shambles
• alloy
• disorder
• confusion
• intermixture
• commixture
• oddments
• morass
• dog's breakfast
• knot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of botch

Verb

Carroll also stepped on its foot a bit, botching a punt that set up Smith’s first score. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Then the candidate, unfamiliar with some far-away region of the world, botches it. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

During last week's WWE SmackDown, a series of mistakes and botches drew harsh criticism from fans. — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

This might seem like a minor quibble, but the fact that the new movie botches the whole wait-what-did-they-actually-do-last-summer thing speaks to a prevailing sense of laziness. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2025