Definitions

bobble

[bob-uhl] / ˈbɒb əl /

VERB

blunder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumble bungle err flounder

STRONG

blow botch confuse flub fumble misjudge stumble

WEAK

ball up drop the ball foul up gum up louse up mess up screw up slip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

do well succeed

WEAK

correct fix restore

VERB

botch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumble bungle err flub fumble miscalculate mishandle misjudge mismanage muff screw up

STRONG

blow boggle bollix boot butcher distort flounder mar mend mess misapply misconstrue muddle mutilate patch ruin spoil stumble wreck

WEAK

fall down goof up gum up louse up mess up miscompute misconjecture muck up pull a boner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

do well succeed

STRONG

break build grow help repair

WEAK

accomplish achieve

VERB

bumble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bungle stumble

STRONG

blunder jumble muffle

VERB

falter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flounder hesitate reel waver wobble

STRONG

break fluctuate fluff halt lurch quaver rock roll scruple shake stagger stammer teeter topple totter tremble vacillate

WEAK

be undecided drop the ball hem and haw speak haltingly stub toe trip up whiffle

Antonyms

STRONG

calm hold remain stabilize stay steady

WEAK

continue endure maintain persist

VERB

flounder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flop stumble wallow

STRONG

blunder 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 make a mess of 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

gum up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bungle

WEAK

ball up blow blunder boggle bollix boot bumble butcher distort err fall down flounder flub foul up fumble goof up louse up make a muck of mar mend mess mess up misapply miscalculate miscompute misconjectu

VERB

louse up

Synonyms

WEAK

ball up blow blunder boggle bollix boot bumble bungle butcher distort err fall down flounder flub foul up fumble goof up gum up make a muck of mar mend mess mess up misapply miscalculate miscompute misconjecture misconstrue mishandle misjudge mismanage muck up muddle muff mutilate patch pull a boner ruin screw up spoil stumble wreck

VERB

mess up

Synonyms

WEAK

befoul besmirch bollix botch bungle clutter confuse damage derange destroy disarrange discompose dishevel disorganize disturb foul goof up gum up jumble litter louse up muddle pollute ruin rummage scramble screw up smear soil spoil unsettle upset

Antonyms

WEAK

arrange order organize tidy

VERB

screw up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botch bungle confuse flub muddle spoil

WEAK

blow bollix foul up goof goof up louse make hash of mess mess up mishandle mismanage muck up muff snafu

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear up do well enlighten explain order organize succeed

VERB

waggle

Synonyms

STRONG

flourish flutter jerk jiggle joggle quiver twitch wag wave wiggle

Example Sentences

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In Wednesday’s slalom, Shiffrin laid down a vintage first run in 47.13 seconds that gave her a lead of 0.82 seconds, despite a bobble halfway down the course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Ryan Christie's corner, a bobble about and a smack into the Greek net.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Having started the play on first base, Pages saw the bobble, then decided to go for the tying run.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

That bobble, Clark said, might have made the difference.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

One time this caused her to bobble the vial, and she had to snatch it in midair before it hit the second-floor landing and shattered.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

bobble

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