LOUSES UP Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

louses up

verb

present tense third-person singular of louse up

as in stumbles

to make a mistake everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up

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as in fumbles

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much

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The horse stumbles, trapping Galadriel underneath as the figure, a ring-wearing nazgnagôl, strides toward her.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
This year, a gaunt, ravenous stranger stumbles out of the dark carrying something that eats its hosts from the inside out.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of stumbles

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As the newest guy in the ensemble (tied with Gladys’s baby), former Evan Hansen Taylor Trensch joins a main cast packed with Broadway legends, gets his bag, and immediately fumbles the family’s luggage.

— The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
So the associate who fumbles a membership conversation doesn’t need a lecture.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fumbles

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Off property but on land, the hotel can help arrange zip-lining, an aerial tram ride, trips into town with stops at museums or for shopping and meals, and more.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
This effectively reduces the Platinum status requirement to 130,000 TQPs and makes earning unlimited Companion Pass trips a bit easier.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trips

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The war in Iran, high gas prices, the stubbornly high cost of living, and blows to Trump’s popularity all contributed against the Republicans.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
As Paladin drives off, contract finally fulfilled, an estate guard with a rocket launcher blows his murder-van into flaming wreckage.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of blows

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At Baku, however, the car looks to be a podium contender, potentially fighting for the win if McLaren slips up.

— Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Along the way Texas needs to hope Seattle slips up, or else that final weekend in Cleveland could wind up being meaningless.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025

Definition of slips up

Verb

Luckily, his ex is kind enough to give him a pep talk before Lee ruins the afternoon for everyone.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Nothing ruins a good time like misplaced sympathy, and siding with the man of the house in a series that’s more rooted in women’s perspectives with each passing season just feels wrong.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

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