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fumbled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fumbled

showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)

a fumbled attempt to make up

Synonyms of fumbled

awkward, botched, bungling, clumsy, inept, inexpert, maladroit

Words Related to fumbled

amateur, amateurish, crude, green, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficient, inexperienced, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful

careless, sloppy, tacky, tactless, undiplomatic

ill-advised, ineffective, ineffectual, misdirected, misguided

Near Antonyms of fumbled

able, accomplished, adept, capable, clever, competent, consummate, crackerjack, expert, masterful, masterly, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful, talented

diplomatic, easy, effortless, gracious, smooth, tactful

Antonyms of fumbled

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), facile

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