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make a mess of

NOUN
ruination
Synonyms
STRONG
bane bankrupt beggar botch break bust crush defeat defile destroyer destruction downfall drain exhaust fleece mangle mar overthrow overturn pillage rape sack smash spoil total undoing wrack wreck wrecker
WEAK
decimate deface demolish deplete deplore depredate desecrate despoil devour dilapidate disfigure do in impoverish injure maim mutilate overwhelm pauperize ravish raze reduce shatter use up wipe out
VERB
bungle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
botch err flub fudge gum up miscalculate mishandle mismanage muff screw up
STRONG
boggle butcher fumble mar ruin spoil
WEAK
ball up drop the ball foul up goof up louse up mess up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
succeed
STRONG
grow help
WEAK
do well fix manage
VERB
butcher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mutilate
STRONG
botch destroy spoil wreck
WEAK
bollix up goof up louse up screw up
Antonyms
STRONG
build improve repair
VERB
err
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misbehave miscalculate stray stumble
STRONG
blow blunder bollix deviate fall flub goof lapse misapprehend misjudge muff offend sin snafu transgress trespass wander
WEAK
be in error be inaccurate be incorrect be mistaken drop the ball foul up go astray go wrong louse up mess up screw up slip up snarl up
Antonyms
STRONG
behave obey stay
WEAK
correct
VERB
flounder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flop stumble wallow
STRONG
blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble
WEAK
cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up work at
Antonyms
STRONG
idle laze
WEAK
do well succeed
VERB
mishandle/mismanage
Synonyms
WEAK
abuse be incompetent be inefficient blow blunder botch bungle confound err flub foul up fumble goof goof up gum up harm make a hash of maladminister misapply misconduct misdirect misemploy misgovern mistreat misuse muff overlook pervert prostitute put foot in screw up shoot oneself in foot
Antonyms
WEAK
handle manage
VERB
muddle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
befuddle clutter complicate derange discombobulate disturb fluster perturb
STRONG
addle bewilder blunder botch bungle confound daze disarrange disorder disorient entangle foul jumble mess mix muck mumble murmur nonplus perplex rattle ravel ruffle scramble shuffle snafu snarl spoil stumble stupefy tangle throw tumble
WEAK
foul up louse up misarrange mix up psych out stir up throw off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm comfort explain order soothe
STRONG
arrange clarify clear up do well enlighten fix help organize speak clearly succeed uncomplicate untangle untwist
WEAK
educate explicate
VERB
muff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
botch flub fumble mishandle
STRONG
blunder boggle choke err miscalculate mismanage slip
WEAK
drop the ball foul up goof up mess up screw up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
do well
STRONG
correct
VERB
pauperize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt impoverish ruin
STRONG
beggar break bust deplete drain exhaust fleece injure reduce wreck
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate pillage spoliate use up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enrich make rich
STRONG
better oneself feather one's nest move up in the world profit
WEAK
aid avail benefit help serve
VERB
ruin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck
STRONG
beggar botch break bust deface defeat defile deplore desecrate despoil devour dilapidate disfigure drain fleece maim mangle mutilate overthrow overturn pauperize pillage rape ravish reduce sack smash total
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate do in lay waste spoliate use up wreak havoc on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct create fix heal mend repair
STRONG
adorn beautify cure protect strengthen
WEAK
develop grow

Example Sentences

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"I tried to make a mess of a pretty basic chip there on 18," Scheffler said.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Using Magic Eraser will make a mess of it trying to clone it out of existence, but Camouflage will do just enough to make it less of a distraction.

From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2022

The storm could make a mess of travel in the form of icy roads, 45-mph wind gusts and dangerous wind chills in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Like the majority of people in this law-abiding country, Vize had little sympathy for the superstar scofflaw but also believed Australia’s government had tried to exploit the situation, only to make a mess of it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2022

“I’m feared it’ll make a mess of your nice parlor.”

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson