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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

"But I always came back to sleep here even in the cold weather with a bobble hat on and sweater and a woollen blanket."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

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

And I’m not going to make any excuses for college presidents who bobble this issue.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Crane-man stood aside while Ajima lifted the lid of the container and closed it again, fastening it with the straw bobble and braided loop.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.