Synonyms of goof (up)

goof (up)

verb

1

as in to fumble

to make a mistake

we must have goofed up somewhere, because this cake clearly didn't turn out right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• trip
• stumble
• slip up
• screw up
• drop the ball
• foul up
• lay an egg
• blunder
• mess (up)
• louse up
• err
• mistake
• flub
• nod
• fluff
• misunderstand
• boob
• murder
• botch
• butcher
• misconceive
• bungle
• muff
• misjudge
• mangle
• misdeem
• miscalculate
• misconstrue
• misgauge
• misinterpret
• mishandle
• foozle
• miscount
• miscue
• bobble

2

as in to blow

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

he goofed up his first sale at the dealership

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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