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 botched merger proved costly, and its fallout is ongoing. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

Confusion appears to be a recurring theme surrounding Pike’s botched execution, and that is evident in the events that unfolded thereafter. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

Nebraska botched multiple plays in the kicking game and rushed for just 54 yards. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026