fluffed

ADJECTIVE

wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue

STRONG

erring goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out

WEAK

askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty in error inexact misfigured not precise not right not working off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid

WEAK

acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

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fluffed

In 1992, Gary Lineker had the chance to match Sir Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England in a friendly against Brazil but fluffed his attempted Panenka and ended up one shy of the then-record.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

He scored a crucial break in the seventh game of set three when Diallo fluffed a forehand from the baseline and took control as his opponent's error count surged.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

She scrunched and fluffed the back of her hair.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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