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MESS-UP Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word mess-up. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word mess-up. (close relations)
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blunder
verb, nounv, n
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

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

error
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

flub
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

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

goof
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

jumble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie

• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

verb

• be all mixed up or jumbled together

• assemble without order or sense

• bring into random order

mishandle
verbv
verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

mishap
nounn
noun

• an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

• an instance of misfortune

mistake
nounn
noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• an understanding of something that is not correct

• part of a statement that is not correct

verb

• identify incorrectly

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

mix-up
nounn
noun

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

muddle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

verb

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

snafu
nounn
noun

• an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up

adjective satellite

• snarled or stalled in complete confusion

verb

• cause to be in a state of complete confusion

balls-up
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something badly botched or muddled

ballup
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something badly botched or muddled

cockup
nounn
noun

• something badly botched or muddled

Best Hypernyms For MESS-UP

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mess-up, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
error mistake blunder botch bungle failure fault fiasco gaffe mishap slip-up snafu

Alternatives for BLUNDER

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