Synonyms of flubs

flubs 1 of 2

noun

plural of flub

as in mistakes

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

• mistakes
• blunders
• errors
• miscues
• fumbles
• stumbles
• inaccuracies
• gaffes
• goofs
• missteps
• screwups
• faults
• gaffs
• trips
• bobbles
• slipups
• lapses
• oversights
• clangers
• fluffs
• bricks
• slips
• boo-boos
• clinkers
• boobs
• bloopers
• pratfalls
• snafus
• howlers
• misstatements
• misunderstandings
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• misinterpretations
• misreadings
• boners
• misconceptions
• foul-ups
• bloomers
• misconstructions
• misimpressions
• misapprehensions
• misdescriptions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

flubs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flub

1

as in fumbles

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

added too much flour and flubbed the gravy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbles
• blows
• botches
• bungles
• dubs
• murders
• fluffs
• ruins
• boots
• bobbles
• mangles
• bumbles
• boggles
• spoils
• destroys
• muffs
• blunders
• fouls up
• goofs (up)
• flaws
• screws up
• butchers
• mars
• messes (up)
• damages
• mucks up
• buggers (up)
• wrecks
• injures
• foozles
• muddles
• bollixes (up)
• louses up
• hurts
• impairs
• harms
• blemishes
• blights
• mutilates
• vitiates
• gums (up)
• mismanages
• piffles
• mishandles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• reforms
• enhances
• helps
• rectifies
• remedies
• refines
• ameliorates
• betters
• repairs
• fixes
• doctors
• meliorates
• revamps
• patches
• renovates
• reconditions

2

as in stumbles

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

• fumbles
• stumbles
• trips
• blunders
• mistakes
• fluffs
• errs
• slips up
• nods
• lays an egg
• drops the ball
• fouls up
• goofs (up)
• boobs
• screws up
• misunderstands
• botches
• bungles
• messes (up)
• louses up
• murders
• bobbles
• misjudges
• mangles
• miscalculates
• miscues
• muffs
• misconceives
• miscounts
• mishandles
• misconstrues
• butchers
• misinterprets
• foozles
• misdeems
• misgauges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flubs

Noun

But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

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

There have been some embarrassing flubs. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026

Both the taxpayer and nontaxpayer midlevel extensions generally lead to more flubs than wild success stories. — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 7 May 2026

Some observers pointed out flubs like Phillip’s are common during live television broadcasts or breaking news situations. — Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026

Flores was brilliant this season, but the shine on his achievements was somewhat muted by the team’s flubs. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026

Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Padilla flubs a line in this version, but the sketch is somehow the better for it. — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025