Synonyms of botched

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adjective

ˈbächt 

as in clumsy

showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)

a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clumsy
• awkward
• inept
• bungling
• inexperienced
• fumbled
• sloppy
• careless
• incompetent
• inexpert
• inefficient
• maladroit
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• unskilled
• unpolished
• ineffectual
• amateur
• green
• crude
• misguided
• ineffective
• misdirected
• tactless
• unskillful
• ill-advised
• tacky
• undiplomatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deft
• able
• adroit
• facile
• professional
• competent
• capable
• skilled
• skillful
• clever
• masterful
• adept
• expert
• polished
• proficient
• talented
• accomplished
• masterly
• dexterous
• consummate
• easy
• diplomatic
• smooth
• gracious
• effortless
• tactful
• crackerjack

botched

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verb

past tense of botch

as in fumbled

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of botched

Adjective

The six-part series sees Winstone play Razor, a former SAS operative haunted by a botched mission in the ‘90s that left his reputation in tatters and his best friend dead. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Subscribers of Blue Apron and Marley Spoon have taken to social media in recent weeks to share photos and stories of botched deliveries, raising concerns about whether their next box will arrive as expected. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

New starting center Jared Wilson botched another snap working with Maye. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026

Clark’s ouster, meanwhile, was botched, as a leak left ESPN brass scrambling to inform the former Steelers safety that he was being released Monday during an NFL Live commercial break. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026