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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flub

Noun

Most of the night went on without a hitch, with several show-stopping moments bringing the audience to their feet, but like every live event, there were a few flubs and a couple eyebrow-raising choices. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

Faizan's flub let his two remaining competitors back in, since all three misspelled during the round. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

Verb

The Fifth Circuit also seriously flubbed the no-money portion of the establishment clause test. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 28 Apr. 2026

Joel Eriksson Ek cleared the zone but flubbed the clear and didn’t send it the length of the ice. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026