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bungled

VERB

blunder, mess up

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 make a mess of mess up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

succeed

STRONG

grow help

WEAK

do well fix manage

Example Sentences

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Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol capped a remarkable fall from grace on Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment over his bungled efforts to impose military rule.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He said Gascón and Middleton bungled the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Altman then turned to Son, the risk-taking chief executive of SoftBank, who was looking to go big in AI after a series of bungled startup bets, including a failed $16-billion investment in WeWork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Llewellyn, for the Crown, had bungled it a bit.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie