BUMBLING Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word bumbling. (close relations)
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awkward | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance adjective satellite • causing inconvenience • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • not elegant or graceful in expression • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment • socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner | ||||||||
clumsy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking grace in movement or posture • not elegant or graceful in expression • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||||
fumbling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||||
incompetent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • legally not qualified or sufficient • not qualified or suited for a purpose noun • someone who is not competent to take effective action adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude • not doing a good job • not meeting requirements | ||||||||
inept | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not elegant or graceful in expression • generally incompetent and ineffectual • revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | ||||||||
unskilled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency adjective satellite • lacking professional skill or expertise • not doing a good job | ||||||||
blundering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake • make one's way clumsily or blindly • utter impulsively | ||||||||
stumbling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||||
falter | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly verb • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||||
bobble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
bodge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
bollix | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
botch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
bungle | verbv | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly | ||||||||
flub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||||
fluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any light downy material • something of little value or significance • a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • erect or fluff up • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||||||
fumble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (sports) dropping the ball verb • feel about uncertainly or blindly • make one's way clumsily or blindly • handle clumsily • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder | ||||||||
mishandle | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||||
spoil | verbv | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it • the act of stripping and taking by force verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • become unfit for consumption or use • alter from the original • treat with excessive indulgence • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • have a strong desire or urge to do something • destroy and strip of its possession • make imperfect | ||||||||
stammer | verbv | |||||||
noun • a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds verb • speak haltingly | ||||||||