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goof up
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, bobble, boggle, bollix, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher, distort, err, fall down, flounder, flub, fumble, goof up, gum up, louse up, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, miscompute, misconjecture, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muck up, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, pull a boner, ruin, screw up, spoil, stumble, wreck |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, do well, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | butcher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin |
| Synonyms: | bollix up, botch, destroy, goof up, louse up, make a mess of, mutilate, screw up, spoil, wreck |
| Main Entry: | mess up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder, dirty |
| Synonyms: | befoul, besmirch, bobble, bollix, botch, bungle, clutter, confuse, damage, derange, destroy, disarrange, discompose, dishevel, disorganize, disturb, foul, goof up, gum up, jumble, litter, louse up, muddle, pollute, ruin, rummage, scramble, screw up, smear, soil, spoil, unsettle, upset |
| Antonyms: | arrange, order, organize, tidy |
| Main Entry: | mishandle/mismanage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess up |
| Synonyms: | abuse, be incompetent, be inefficient, blow, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, goof, gum up, harm, make a hash of, make a mess of, maladminister, misapply, misconduct, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mistreat, misuse, muff, overlook, pervert, prostitute, put foot in, screw up, shoot oneself in foot |
| Antonyms: | handle, manage |
| Main Entry: | muff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bungle |
| Synonyms: | blunder, boggle, botch, choke*, drop the ball, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, make a mess of, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, screw up, slip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | screw up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mess of |
| Synonyms: | blow, bobble, bollix, botch, bungle, confuse, flub, foul up, goof up, goof, louse, make hash of, mess, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muck up, muddle, muff, queer, snafu, spoil |
| Antonyms: | succeed |
| Main Entry: | mishandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bobble |
| Synonyms: | abuse, be incompetent, be inefficient, blow, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof, goof up, gum up, harm, maladminister, mess up, misapply, misconduct, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mismanager, mistreat, misuse, muff, overlook, pervert, prostitute, screw up |
| Main Entry: | gum up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | botch |
| Synonyms: | ball up, blow*, blunder, bobble, boggle, bollix, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher, distort, err, fall down, flounder, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, louse up, make a muck of, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, miscompute, misconjectu |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | louse up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | botch |
| Synonyms: | ball up, blow*, blunder, bobble, boggle, bollix, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher, distort, err, fall down, flounder, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, gum up, make a muck of, mar, mend, mess up*, mess*, misapply, miscalculate, miscompute, misconjecture, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muck up, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, pull a boner, ruin, screw up, spoil, stumble, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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