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

As a child you may have been instructed to pull up as many as possible, or told not to blow their dainty, fluff-ball seed heads to make a wish. — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 June 2026

Squatting, her eyes adjusting to the dim light, hoping for groggy chickens, their eyes shut and their beaks tucked into the fluff on their necks. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Verb

After washing, shake out towels before drying to fluff the fibers and improve airflow in the dryer. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026

And as mentioned above, your curls must be 100% dry before breaking them up, fluffing them, or touching them. — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 4 May 2026