Synonyms of flubbed

flubbed

verb

past tense of flub

1

as in fumbled

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

added too much flour and flubbed the gravy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in stumbled

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

• fumbled
• stumbled
• tripped
• blundered
• erred
• fluffed
• slipped up
• screwed up
• nodded
• misunderstood
• laid an egg
• fouled up
• mistook
• botched
• goofed (up)
• dropped the ball
• bungled
• muffed
• boobed
• messed (up)
• misjudged
• mangled
• loused up
• miscalculated
• butchered
• murdered
• bobbled
• misconceived
• mishandled
• miscounted
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• miscued
• foozled
• misgauged
• misdeemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flubbed

The Giants only committed one error when shortstop Willy Adames flubbed a routine grounder, but there were several instances of sloppy defense on San Francisco’s end. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026

Both there and in Saturday’s F1 Sprint race, Antonelli flubbed the start or got dusted off the line, depending on your point of view. — David J. Neal updated May 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

In overtime, leading Leafs scorer William Nylander had a breakaway but flubbed it, sending the Kings the other way for an odd-man rush. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026

With Detroit leading 2-1 in the third, Justin Faulk flubbed a breakout pass up the wall to David Perron, who couldn’t get it out, allowing Boston to extend an offensive zone shift and quickly set up Elias Lindholm on the weak side. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026

The Ducks equalized when Andrew Mangiapane flubbed a sterling opportunity at one end and Sennecke created one at the other. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026

The newspaper industry, again and again, has flubbed its chance to propel itself into the future. — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

The comedian eventually flubbed a line and broke into laughter while performing the sketch on live TV. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

The Padres added a run against Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fifth when Machado walked, Bogaerts volleyed his second single into right field, Sheets reached on a fielder’s choice in which the Diamondbacks flubbed a catch and Jake Cronenworth walked. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025