Synonyms of goofing (up)

goofing (up)

verb

present participle of goof (up)

1

as in fumbling

to make a mistake

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• stumbling
• tripping
• slipping up
• screwing up
• dropping the ball
• messing (up)
• fouling up
• laying an egg
• lousing up
• blundering
• erring
• nodding
• fluffing
• flubbing
• boobing
• mistaking
• misunderstanding
• murdering
• bungling
• botching
• mangling
• muffing
• misjudging
• butchering
• misconceiving
• foozling
• miscalculating
• miscounting
• miscuing
• misdeeming
• bobbling
• mishandling
• misconstruing
• misgauging
• misgaging
• misinterpreting

2

as in blowing

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

he goofed up his first sale at the dealership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• blowing
• screwing up
• messing (up)
• buggering (up)
• fouling up
• mucking up
• bollixing (up)
• dubbing
• murdering
• ruining
• lousing up
• gumming (up)
• booting
• bungling
• spoiling
• destroying
• botching
• boggling
• mangling
• butchering
• fluffing
• bumbling
• foozling
• damaging
• marring
• muffing
• flubbing
• bobbling
• injuring
• wrecking
• blundering
• hurting
• impairing
• muddling
• harming
• flawing
• mutilating
• blighting
• piffling
• vitiating
• mismanaging
• blemishing
• mishandling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• helping
• enhancing
• reforming
• refining
• remedying
• bettering
• ameliorating
• rectifying
• meliorating
• repairing
• fixing
• reconditioning
• renovating
• patching
• revamping
• doctoring