Synonyms of fluff

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noun

ˈfləf 

1

as in fur

a soft airy substance or covering

self-consciously picked the fluff off his sweater as he answered the officer's questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fur
• pile
• lint
• nap
• fuzz
• batting
• floss
• down

2

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

the flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

fluff

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verb

1

as in to fumble

to make a mistake

unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to blow

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

I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong name

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fluff

Noun

Hernandez doesn’t have any fluff to his game, to his verbiage, or in his quest to someday stand as a world champion. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Since the top is largely left untouched, Giannetos will typically part Clooney’s hair on one side of her head, giving the roots a little fluff. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Verb

In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday, July 16, the actress, 47, fluffs her new light blonde locks before making a heart with her hands. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Messi had the chance to equalize from the penalty spot in the first half but fluffed his lines — again. — David Hickey, NBC news, 8 July 2026