FOOZLED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

foozled

verb

past tense of foozle

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms

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And Cam Skattebo fumbled at the end of a long run when Layne punched the ball out and corner Korie Black recovered.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Omar Brown hauled in an interception but fumbled, ball was recovered by Anthony Hankerson.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fumbled

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Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
That growth is mostly a testament to how screwed up our school bus system currently is.

— Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed up

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Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Tuesday’s second callback inspection, third inspection overall, got ruined by two dead roaches under a dry storage shelf and four live roaches in dry storage.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruined

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Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Some have dubbed the cover itself as racist, while others are saying Blanco’s non-Latin background as the problem.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dubbed

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Itzkowitz is the eldest son of Albert Itzkowitz, who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Kissena Park in Queens on the afternoon of May 18.

— Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Security footage showed the van leaving the Home Depot parking lot shortly before Fandrich was murdered.

— Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of murdered

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