Synonyms of muffed

muffed

verb

past tense of muff

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

muffed the repair job and had to do it again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbled
• blew
• bungled
• flubbed
• dubbed
• botched
• bobbled
• booted
• ruined
• mangled
• murdered
• fluffed
• butchered
• destroyed
• bumbled
• spoiled
• marred
• screwed up
• boggled
• fouled up
• damaged
• injured
• buggered (up)
• blundered
• mucked up
• goofed (up)
• foozled
• wrecked
• loused up
• messed (up)
• muddled
• hurt
• mutilated
• impaired
• flawed
• bollixed (up)
• harmed
• gummed (up)
• blighted
• blemished
• vitiated
• mismanaged
• mishandled
• piffled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• remedied
• enhanced
• helped
• rectified
• refined
• reformed
• ameliorated
• bettered
• fixed
• repaired
• meliorated
• patched
• renovated
• doctored
• reconditioned
• revamped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muffed

After Evan Stewart muffed a punt and the Broncos recovered, Sire Gaines scored on a 37-yard reception to give Boise State the lead again. — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Those came after Budge, a transfer from Georgia Southern, threw a 16-yard TD pass to Marquis Buchanan less than two minutes into the game after the Warriors muffed a punt at their 18. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Wright also muffed a kick return, the opening one of the preseason, last week at the Washington Commanders. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

But Lindor also muffed a leadoff grounder by Lopez in the first, which led to Hicks’ RBI single and an unearned run charged to Thornton. — Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

With Freddie Freeman standing on second base, after a leadoff double against Padres right-hander Randy Vásquez, Muncy hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Will Wagner, who muffed the play. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Anisimova got to within two points of the finish again, with Parry serving at 5-6, but then muffed a short, low backhand long. — James Hansen, New York Times, 30 May 2026

In the top of the second, with two runners on, David Hamilton hit a one-hop liner to center field that PCA simply muffed, allowing the ball to roll all the way to the wall and three runs to score. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026