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goof (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of goof (up)

1 to make a mistake
  • We must have goofed up somewhere, because this cake clearly didn't turn out right.
Synonyms of goof (up)

blunder, err, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip
Words Related to goof (up)

nod

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Phrases Synonymous with goof (up)

drop the ball, lay an egg
2 to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
  • He goofed up his first sale at the dealership.
Synonyms of goof (up)

blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up
Words Related to goof (up)

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate

destroy, wreck

mishandle, mismanage
Near Antonyms of goof (up)

ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy

doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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