botched
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Definition of botched
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Synonyms & Antonyms for botched
Synonyms
awkward, bungling, clumsy, fumbled, inept, inexpert, maladroit
Antonyms
adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), facile
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At least one of the nine misses resulted from a botched snap and placement at LSU. — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, "Tua Tagovailoa REALLY wants to be a good holder," 26 Aug. 2019 His son has confessed, investigators say, to killing the Carabinieiri officer who was stabbed 11 times following a botched drug deal and extortion attempt carried out by Elder and his former high school schoolmate, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth. — CBS News, "U.S. teen accused of killing Italian cop didn't know friend was armed, father says," 1 Aug. 2019 Rega was attacked while attempting to recover a backpack allegedly stolen by Elder and Hjorth following a botched drug deal, police say. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Blindfolding Bay Area teen accused of killing officer ‘unacceptable,’ says Italian prosecutor — but interrogation is still valid," 31 July 2019 Police said Rega was trying to recover a backpack allegedly stolen by the two suspects after a botched drug deal. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for July 30: Capital One, Gilroy victims, Pakistan, Italy stabbing," 30 July 2019 Bruce Carneil Webster, now 46, was one of five men prosecutors say kidnapped Lisa Rene from her Arlington, Texas home to get back at her two brothers for a botched $5,000 marijuana deal. — Fox News, "Judge vacates Arkansas man's death sentence in 1994 kidnap, murder of Texas girl," 21 June 2019 The group of men had sought revenge against Rene's brothers, who owed them $5,000 for a botched marijuana deal. — Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, "Mentally disabled killer gets off death row 25 years after Arlington teen was raped, buried alive," 20 June 2019 The president also grew frustrated with Miller over the botched implementation of the travel ban in the first weeks of the administration. — Author: Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, "Stephen Miller has singular control of Trump’s immigration policy," 17 Aug. 2019 Jurors must now decide whether the man charged with shooting little Taylor Hayes last summer is indeed the killer, or the victim of botched police work and attempts to cover up those mistakes. — Juliana Kim, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore cop gave conflicting testimony in trial of man accused of killing Taylor Hayes, judge tells jurors," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'botched.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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