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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

Example Sentences

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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

The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

He won one of his 16 Tests against the Aussies, and fluffed his lines in the 2015 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

Frightful fluffed on the coldest days, but a good flight into the air around the mountain would warm her, and she would come back to my fist with a thump and a flip.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George