Synonyms of bungled

bungled

verb

past tense of bungle

as in fumbled

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

bungled the job the first time she tried to do it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bungled

On Monday, a judge on Staten Island temporarily blocked the city from implementing the tax due to a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners who allege the city bungled the rollout of the tax. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

For now, the press still sometimes bungled his name as Harry. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

Apollo’s acquisition came after Verizon Communications bought Yahoo’s online operations in 2017 and then bungled an attempt to blend those services into AOL, another internet pioneer. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

Apollo's acquisition came after Verizon Communications bought Yahoo's online operations in 2017 and then bungled an attempt to blend those services into AOL, another internet pioneer. — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

Isak’s actions were disrespectfully militant, but Newcastle damagingly bungled the situation. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

But both episodes will go down in state history as poorly handled, bungled beyond all understanding, the two shoves on our back that sent us spiraling out of control. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026

Compare that to how Bondi prostituted the Justice Department to a vengeful president and bungled the entire Epstein matter. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026

Andrew Cunanan, and Beanie Feldstein’s wide-eyed Monica Lewinsky, a performance that might have achieved icon status had Disney not bungled the FX on Hulu rollout. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026