Synonyms of flub

flub 1 of 2

noun

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• miscue
• fumble
• gaffe
• stumble
• misstep
• inaccuracy
• goof
• gaff
• slipup
• screwup
• trip
• bobble
• brick
• fault
• lapse
• slip
• boob
• clanger
• oversight
• boo-boo
• fluff
• blooper
• clinker
• pratfall
• snafu
• howler
• misstatement
• misunderstanding
• bloomer
• miscalculation
• misjudgment
• boner
• misinterpretation
• misreading
• misconstruction
• foul-up
• misconception
• misimpression
• miscomprehension
• misdescription
• misapprehension

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracy
• precision
• correctness
• exactness
• exactitude
• strictness
• perfection
• preciseness
• infallibility
• inerrancy

flub

2 of 2

verb

ˈfləb 

1

as in to fumble

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

added too much flour and flubbed the gravy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• blow
• botch
• bungle
• ruin
• dub
• murder
• boot
• spoil
• butcher
• mangle
• boggle
• muff
• screw up
• destroy
• goof (up)
• bumble
• fluff
• blunder
• foul up
• mar
• bobble
• damage
• muck up
• bugger (up)
• mess (up)
• flaw
• wreck
• foozle
• injure
• bollix (up)
• louse up
• hurt
• muddle
• gum (up)
• impair
• harm
• blemish
• mutilate
• blight
• vitiate
• mismanage
• piffle
• mishandle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• better
• improve
• help
• rectify
• remedy
• enhance
• ameliorate
• reform
• refine
• repair
• fix
• patch
• meliorate
• revamp
• renovate
• doctor
• recondition

2

as in to stumble

to make a mistake

at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• stumble
• blunder
• trip
• mistake
• slip up
• err
• screw up
• nod
• goof (up)
• fluff
• boob
• foul up
• lay an egg
• drop the ball
• misunderstand
• botch
• louse up
• mess (up)
• bungle
• misjudge
• mangle
• butcher
• miscalculate
• murder
• muff
• miscue
• misconceive
• miscount
• mishandle
• misinterpret
• misconstrue
• bobble
• foozle
• misdeem
• misgauge

Examples of flub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

No award show event is complete without at least one name flub. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 July 2024

Online, fans drew comparisons to Fergie’s flub performance of the song during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024

Verb

Knox flubbed a pair of layups and went 0-for-4 at the free throw line overall. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024

Harris wasn’t the only one to flub her lines on Thursday. —Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024