Synonyms of bobble

bobble 1 of 2

noun

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

she's terrified that she'll make some silly bobble during the important presentation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• fumble
• miscue
• stumble
• flub
• brick
• goof
• boob
• gaff
• slip
• trip
• gaffe
• clanger
• inaccuracy
• misstep
• fluff
• screwup
• slipup
• lapse
• fault
• clinker
• boo-boo
• oversight
• blooper
• howler
• bloomer
• pratfall
• boner
• snafu
• misunderstanding
• misjudgment
• misstatement
• miscalculation
• foul-up
• misreading
• misinterpretation
• misconstruction
• misconception
• misdescription
• misapprehension
• miscomprehension
• misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precision
• accuracy
• correctness
• exactness
• exactitude
• perfection
• strictness
• infallibility
• preciseness
• inerrancy

bobble

2 of 2

verb

ˈbä-bəl 

1

as in to fumble

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

the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• blow
• boot
• muff
• dub
• bungle
• ruin
• botch
• bumble
• fluff
• screw up
• murder
• flub
• butcher
• spoil
• boggle
• foul up
• mangle
• destroy
• goof (up)
• damage
• muck up
• mar
• blunder
• foozle
• louse up
• injure
• muddle
• bugger (up)
• flaw
• gum (up)
• mess (up)
• wreck
• hurt
• bollix (up)
• mutilate
• blemish
• harm
• impair
• blight
• piffle
• vitiate
• mismanage
• mishandle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• better
• help
• remedy
• enhance
• reform
• rectify
• refine
• ameliorate
• patch
• fix
• repair
• meliorate
• revamp
• renovate
• doctor
• recondition

2

as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements

the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bob
• pump
• shake
• nod
• jerk
• sway
• jog
• wag
• duck
• wiggle
• jounce
• seesaw
• wobble
• rock
• swing
• jiggle
• undulate
• wabble
• oscillate
• drop

Examples of bobble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But the venue’s lack of experience with dance unfortunately showed in technical bobbles and weird lighting choices, which could have worked for a Pearl Jam cover band, for example, but couldn’t match the pure magic taking place on that stage. —Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024

For a dreamy look, wear your hair loosely curled with a large-barrel curler or clip a few sparkly bobbles into a messy updo. —Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024

Verb

The Huskies had a proper play dialed up, but Case bobbled and then dropped the would-be first down. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024

On 4th-and-5 with 12:41 left until halftime, CSU punter Paddy Turner cradled the snap and took off — but not after bobbling it first. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024