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screwup

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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, 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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