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past tense form of botch.
past participle of botch.

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Definitions

botched

[bocht] / bɒtʃt /

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faulty adj.
ruined adj.
slipshod adj.
sloppy adj.
slovenly adj.

ADJECTIVE

faulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged defective deficient erroneous false flawed imprecise inaccurate inadequate incomplete insufficient invalid leaky malfunctioning unreliable

WEAK

adulterated amiss awry bad below par blamable blemished debased distorted fallacious fallible frail impaired imperfect inexact injured lame lemon maimed malformed marred out of order rank sick tainted unfit unretentive unsound warped weak wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate adequate ample complete correct enough faultless fixed flawless honest perfect reliable right sufficient true unbroken valid working

WEAK

sound strong

ADJECTIVE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken

STRONG

defaced harmed harried hurt impaired injured marred mutilated pillaged plundered robbed

WEAK

done for

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

ADJECTIVE

slipshod

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled disheveled faulty fly-by-night fouled-up haphazard imperfect inaccurate inexact junky loose messed-up messy neglected negligent raunchy screwed-up scrubby scruffy shabby shoddy slapdash sloppy slovenly tacky tattered threadbare unkempt unmeticulous unsystematic unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

careful neat polished refined well-done

ADJECTIVE

sloppy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awkward careless clumsy dirty mediocre muddy poor wet

WEAK

bedraggled dingy disheveled inattentive not clean slapdash slipshod slovenly sludgy slushy splashy tacky unkempt unthorough untidy watery

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adroit clean clever dexterous graceful superior

WEAK

neat orderly tidy

ADJECTIVE

slovenly

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled careless dingy disheveled disorderly dowdy down-at-the-heel frowzy frumpy grody grubby grungy heedless icky loose messed-up messy mussy negligent pigpen raunchy seedy slack slapdash sleazy slipshod sloppy tacky topsy-turvy unfastidious unkempt unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

clean ordered organized

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botched

A botched police response left students fending for themselves for hours as officers stood by, a UC-commissioned review later found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Their opponents are two promoted teams and an Everton outfit whose fans are distraught following a botched deadline day.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Bureau staffers caught problems mid-transfer, from inaccurate due dates to botched repayment schedules, and directed the companies to fix them.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Public frustration with it had boiled over in 2022, when Ticketmaster botched ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

It was a well-known fact that Ambrose had botched the arithmetic portion of his admissions last term.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

botched

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