flub | Definition of flub

flub

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flub

1 to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

added too much flour and flubbed the gravy

Synonyms of flub

blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Words Related to flub

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate

mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms of flub

ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy

doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

2 to make a mistake

at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you

Synonyms of flub

blunder, boob [British], err, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip

Words Related to flub

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

Phrases Synonymous with flub

drop the ball, lay an egg