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flub

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flub

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 of flub

blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
Words Related to flub

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding
Near Antonyms of flub

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

flub

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flub

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

  • added too much flour and flubbed the gravy
Synonyms of flub

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

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

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

destroy, wreck

mishandle, mismanage
Near Antonyms of flub

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

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

2 to make a mistake

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

blunder, boob [British], err, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip
Words Related to flub

nod

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Phrases Synonymous with flub

drop the ball, lay an egg

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