Fumble

/ˈfʌmbəl/

Synonyms for "fumble" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(5 words)

muffball fumbleblunders bobbles bobbling

bad jobball upbe all thumbsbeat aboutbevue blow blunderblunder awayblunder intoblunder onblunder uponbobble boggle bollixbollix up

Verb(9 words)

ball upblow blunder bobble bobbled bodge bollixbollix upbollocks

Strong matches (43)

Verb(12 words)

bollocks upbotchbotch upbumble bumbled bungle bunglesfeel aroundflub flufffoul upfuck up

bonehead playbonerboo booboo-boo botch bumble bungle butcherclumsy performancecommit a gaffeconfound confuse drop error etourderiefaux pasfeelfeel aroundfeel forflounder

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flub fluff foozlefoul up

Noun(6 words)

bumbling bungle chokes drop feel flailing

Adjective(1 words)

chaotic service

Related words (72)

Noun(9 words)

fumbling funks grope groping mishandle mishandling misplay paw scrabbles

garble gaucheriegoof upgrabble gropegrope forgrope in the darkgrump hash hesitate jumblelouse uplumber mar mess miscue mishandle mistakemix upmop

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mouth mowmuck upmuddle muff mug mumble murder murmur mutteroff daypet piplay havoc withplay hob withpoke aroundpoutpry aroundrifflesad workscrabble scramblescrew upshuffle slip snafusnarl upsolecism spoil stumble swallow trip tumble

Verb(10 words)

grope gropedlouse upmess upmishandlemuck upmuff pokescrew upspoil

Related word relations

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More general

26 entries

action bloomer blooper blunder boner boo-boo botch bungle error fail flub foul-up fuckupgo wronghandlelook for

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More specific

7 entries

bag searchball fumblefumblingkeyboard fumblelost possessionpocket searchslip

Collocations

12 entries

ball fumblefumble aroundfumble countfumble errorfumble for ballfumble for keysfumble incidentfumble playfumble ratefumble recoveryfumble the ballfumble through

Inflections

3 entries

fumbled fumbles fumbling

Derivations

1 entries

fumbler

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't fumble with anything during an interview.

Source: tatoeba (5638190)

But the fumble is a further blow to the military's credibility as it faces mounting criticism for its handling of the insurgency in the northeast.

Source: tatoeba (10960303)

Indianapolis got one last chance with the ball, but a fumble by a player ended any hopes for the team.

Source: tatoeba (10960337)

Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.

Source: wiktionary

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