Synonyms of botch

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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

botch

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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
• flaw
• louse up
• 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

Examples of botch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That could be dismissed as a minor slip of the tongue, but the president did a similar name botch an hour earlier. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024

However, as Jonathan's government botches both issues, the question over his government will move from one of corruption to one of competency. —John Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2012

Verb

Patrick Smith—Getty Images American men have botched handoffs repeatedly over the years. —Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024

The Orioles botched the rundown, allowing Hedges to score as Mountcastle made an awkward throw home. —Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024