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fluff

noun

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1 a soft airy substance or covering

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

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, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], 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, boob [British], 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 the boss's wife by the wrong name

Synonyms of fluff

blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), 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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