goofed (up)

past tense of goof (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofed (up)
Verb
  • Saints, Panthers Arizona somehow turned an interception into a touchdown for their opponent and fumbled away another sure touchdown in a bad, bad loss on Sunday.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Demercado is the latest in a recent line of NFL players who have fumbled the ball just short of the goal line.
    Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a drunken night out at Big Belly Burger, Chris and Harcourt stumbled onto a rock cruise fronted by hard rock duo Nelson and ended up sharing a dance and a kiss.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Upon landing in London, the two friends looked for something to eat near their hotel in King's Cross, and stumbled upon restaurant Indian Lounge—which had over 11,000 Google reviews.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The boy stopped the chase after the child tripped, the other boy told deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And Anand pointed out that the government similarly warned about crippling lawsuits when the Supreme Court, in 2006, considered a case brought by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But then a ref blew the whistle as the buzzer sounded, giving Duke two meaningless free throws while up by four.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The two shared a playful moment, dancing together before Charli slipped her sunglasses onto Role Model’s face, blew him a kiss, and made her exit.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even the Chargers special teams had slipped up, as returner Derius Davis fumbled a kickoff return in the third quarter that led directly to 3 Broncos points.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And while Conrad was the one who slipped up at the peach orchard in Episode 5, Belly’s the one to blame in Seadon 3, Episode 6.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • How do things get so screwed up?
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Having obvious trouble is Lesley, who put a layer of shortbread under her flapjack, which screwed up the cooking time, which screwed up the decorating time, which left Lesley, well, screwed.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Headphones After testing several noise-canceling headphones, T+L dubbed these Bose headphones the most comfortable.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The star, once dubbed the Prince of Darkness, toured for years, living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle to the full.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Goofed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofed%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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