flubbed

ADJECTIVE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

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flubbed

Redick said Saturday the Lakers flubbed eight of their 12 after timeout plays against Memphis on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

“You mean to tell me that Jerry Garcia or Bob Weir or Phil Lesh, the other vocalists in the band, were technically perfect vocalists who never flubbed a line?” he asked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

I was grateful for Richard when I began doing another exercise video on repeat, one led by a frigid ballerina who never flubbed or joked.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024

Aliyah Alpert, who finished ninth in 2022, missed the bee entirely last year because she flubbed the word “recoup” in the Yavapai County spelling bee in her home state of Arizona.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

“I flubbed a couple of lines,” said Via, shaking her head.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

flubbed

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