BOTCHES Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of botch

as in jumbles

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things this police procedural is basically a botch of plot elements stolen from other (and better) novels

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verb

present tense third-person singular of botch

as in fumbles

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

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Recent Examples of botches

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

Verb

But there’s nothing shocking or subversive about this movie, which plays like proficient, forgettable straight-to-streaming fare for the first ninety minutes and then botches its big, bloody finale. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026 Continue reading … FACT CHECK – Washington Post botches Israel-Gaza history leading to major correction. —

FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for botches

Noun

Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026