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Synonyms of bungle

34 similar words

Another word for bungle is ruin. Other synonyms of bungle are bumble, soil, botch, pollute and corrupt.

Synonyms and similar words for bungle

verbTo incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to...

  • botchTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
  • mishandle
  • blightTo impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
  • bumbleTo carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.
  • bugger up vulgar
  • contaminateTo make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
  • corruptTo waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
  • crab slang
  • depraveTo make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
  • disrupt
  • disturb
  • foilTo blunt; to dull; to spoil.
  • fuck up vulgar
  • jack up vulgar
  • marTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
  • mess upTo botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
  • mommick US, dialectalTo mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling.
  • polluteTo make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
  • put a crimp in
  • ruinTo upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
  • screw up vulgar
  • soilTo make invalid, to ruin.
  • sour
  • spoil
  • stain
  • undo literary
  • upset
  • turn upside down
  • upset the applecartTo disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
  • vitiateTo spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
  • ball up dated, slangTo ruin or botch.
  • queer dated, slang

verbTo act or work incompetently; to fumble.

nounA botched or incompetently handled action or situation; a blunder.

Meaning of bungle

  1. verb To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
  2. verb To act or work incompetently; to fumble.
  3. noun A botched or incompetently handled action or situation; a blunder.

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Questions about synonyms of bungle

What is another word for bungle?
Bungle has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ruin, bumble, soil, botch, pollute, corrupt, contaminate and foil.
What does bungle mean?
Bungle means to incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.

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