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(Entry 1 of 2)
showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)
- my future father-in-law shook his head over my fumbled attempt to compliment his daughter
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fumbled
verb
past tense of fumble
Synonyms & Antonyms of fumbled (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
- her assistant fumbled the party plans by getting the time wrong on the invitations
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2
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
- the librarian fumbled for the light switch as she entered the dark room
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3
to make a mistake
- just when it looked like he was going to get away with the ruse, he fumbled
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- blundered,
- boobed
- [British],
- erred,
- flubbed,
- fluffed,
- fouled up,
- goofed (up),
- loused up,
- messed (up),
- screwed up,
- slipped up,
- stumbled,
- tripped
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“Fumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fumbled. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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