Definitions

botched

[bocht] / bɒtʃt /

ADJECTIVE

faulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged defective deficient erroneous false flawed imprecise inaccurate inadequate incomplete insufficient invalid leaky malfunctioning unreliable

WEAK

adulterated amiss awry bad below par blamable blemished debased distorted fallacious fallible frail impaired imperfect inexact injured lame lemon maimed malformed marred out of order rank sick tainted unfit unretentive unsound warped weak wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate adequate ample complete correct enough faultless fixed flawless honest perfect reliable right sufficient true unbroken valid working

WEAK

sound strong

ADJECTIVE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken

STRONG

defaced harmed harried hurt impaired injured marred mutilated pillaged plundered robbed

WEAK

done for

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

ADJECTIVE

slipshod

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled disheveled faulty fly-by-night fouled-up haphazard imperfect inaccurate inexact junky loose messed-up messy neglected negligent raunchy screwed-up scrubby scruffy shabby shoddy slapdash sloppy slovenly tacky tattered threadbare unkempt unmeticulous unsystematic unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

careful neat polished refined well-done

ADJECTIVE

sloppy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awkward careless clumsy dirty mediocre muddy poor wet

WEAK

bedraggled dingy disheveled inattentive not clean slapdash slipshod slovenly sludgy slushy splashy tacky unkempt unthorough untidy watery

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adroit clean clever dexterous graceful superior

WEAK

neat orderly tidy

ADJECTIVE

slovenly

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled careless dingy disheveled disorderly dowdy down-at-the-heel frowzy frumpy grody grubby grungy heedless icky loose messed-up messy mussy negligent pigpen raunchy seedy slack slapdash sleazy slipshod sloppy tacky topsy-turvy unfastidious unkempt unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

clean ordered organized

Example Sentences

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It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Fleeing a botched con and the threat of wartime violence, 29-year-old Ulises Linares escapes 1943 Mexico City for the small town of Puerco Ahogado in Veracruz.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Apple’s AI missteps, including a botched rollout of a smarter version of the Siri voice assistant, peeved investors last year.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

What is more baffling than the botched decision-making at the time is that officials have been going through what happened behind closed doors for months.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It was a well-known fact that Ambrose had botched the arithmetic portion of his admissions last term.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

botched

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