BUGGERED (UP) Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

buggered (up)

verb

past tense of bugger (up)

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I've somehow buggered up the program again

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The Giants scored the game’s first run in the top of the third when Mariners center fielder Luke Raley fumbled the ball on Bryce Eldridge’s single with runners on first and second.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Basabe, 48, fumbled his way through the trial, often seeming confused about the legal proceedings.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of fumbled

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Things were never the same for Mike McCarthy after Green Bay blew a 16-0 halftime lead and a 19-7 advantage in the final 3 minutes against Seattle and lost the 2014 NFC Championship Game, 28-22, in overtime.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That announcement nearly blew the roof off of Hall H, but nothing matched that intensity this year.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026

Definition of blew

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But their strategy was fouled up when the car’s occupants switched on the headlights, throwing a glare up the tote road along which the wardens had planned to sprint.

— Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Wild turkeys gobbled up Staten Island straphangers’ time on Monday, after a flock fouled up service on the Staten Island Railway.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of fouled up

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The latter two heat waves have been caused by a thick ridge of high pressure — dubbed a heat dome by the weather service — that has wielded influence for weeks.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Season four will follow that trend and has been dubbed Queen of the Damned.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of dubbed

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One actor who is less likely to return in a present-day capacity is Zayas, whose character, Victor Ochoa, was murdered in the season 1 finale.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas, area between 1974 and 1991 while living what appeared to be a normal suburban life with his family.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of murdered

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Designed for maximum comfort, Pedi Couture’s toe separator sandals are practical and time-saving, ensuring pedicures don't get ruined.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
These folks had theirs ruined by the next shift of roaches, the five who died and the nine spotting living their lives.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of ruined

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