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fluff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fluff

1 a soft airy substance or covering
  • His sweater was covered in fluff.
Synonyms of fluff

down, floss, fur, fuzz, lint, nap, pile
Words Related to fluff

batting
2 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
  • The flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name.
Synonyms of fluff

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

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

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

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

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

fluff

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fluff

1 to make a mistake
  • Unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as well.
Synonyms of fluff

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

nod

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

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

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Phrases Synonymous with fluff

drop the ball, lay an egg
2 to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
  • I completely fluffed the introduction by calling her by the wrong name.
Synonyms of fluff

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

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 fluff

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

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

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