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screwup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of screwup

1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

  • clearly, there's been some sort of screwup about what time we were supposed to meet
Synonyms of screwup

blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
Words Related to screwup

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding
Near Antonyms of screwup

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

2 someone who bungles an effort

  • don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party
Synonyms of screwup

blunderbuss, blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fumbler
Words Related to screwup

incompetent, muddler
Near Antonyms of screwup

ace, adept, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, maestro, master, virtuoso, wizard

screw up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of screw up

1 to make a mistake

  • we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it
Synonyms of screw up

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

drop the ball, lay an egg

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

  • you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet
Synonyms of screw up

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

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

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

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