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

Ellis Genge, being asked to do a job that is not really his, fluffed a loose backfield ball to hand over a third try.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

And it’s sort of true: Since I fluffed my hair at school three weeks ago, I have zero interest in hair products.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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