Synonyms of fluffs

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noun

plural of fluff

1

as in furs

a soft airy substance or covering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furs
• piles
• naps
• downs
• lints
• battings
• flosses
• fuzzes

2

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

fluffs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fluff

1

as in fumbles

to make a mistake

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in blows

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fluffs

Noun

The fog rises from Mount Tamalpais like a spirit, slowly billowing over spears of feathery redwoods and fluffs of fragrant bay laurels. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Scoops of fluffs and salads that are part fruit and part pudding are essentially required at church potlucks. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 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

The set boasts a luxe 300-thread-count and a cotton fill that fluffs up beautifully in the wash. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026

Down from its regular price of $66, the brush for dogs de-tangles, fluffs, and gives your pup a soothing massage after a long day of chasing balls in the park and working hard for treats. — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

Housed in a tube that’s significantly bigger than most brow gels, the fatter, curved side of the spoolie brush applies the product and fluffs up brows, while the flat side arranges arches. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025