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bungle

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bungle

(Entry 1 of 2)

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

bungled the job the first time she tried to do it

Synonyms for bungle

blow,
bobble,
boggle,
bollix (up),
boot,
botch,
bugger (up),
bumble,
butcher,
dub,
flub,
fluff,
foozle,
foul up,
fumble,
goof (up),
louse up,
mangle,
mess (up),
muck up,
muff,
murder,
screw up

Words Related to bungle

blunder,
gum (up),
muddle,
piffle

blemish,
blight,
damage,
flaw,
harm,
hurt,
impair,
injure,
mar,
mutilate,
ruin,
spoil,
vitiate

destroy,
wreck

mishandle,
mismanage

Near Antonyms for bungle

ameliorate,
better,
enhance,
help,
improve,
meliorate,
rectify,
refine,
reform,
remedy

doctor,
fix,
patch,
recondition,
renovate,
repair,
revamp

bungle

noun

Synonyms of bungle (Entry 2 of 2)

as in fumble, botch

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bungle

bobble,
botch,
fumble

foul-up,
mix-up

blunder,
error,
fault,
flub,
goof,
inaccuracy,
lapse,
miscue,
misstep,
mistake,
oversight,
slip,
slipup,
stumble

chaos,
confusion,
disarrangement,
disarray,
disorder,
disorganization,
hash,
jumble,
mess,
muddle,
shambles

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Thesaurus Entries Near bungle

bunging up

bungle

bungled

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“Bungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungle. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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