Synonyms for bumbling
- adjective
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Adjective
bungling, clumsy, ham-handed, ham-fisted informal, heavy-handed, uncouth, left-handed, butter-fingered, maladroit, handless
Definitions
- adj. 1
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.
Example sentences
- clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
- bungling Anything worth doing is worth bungling.
By length
- 6 letters
- clumsy2
- 7 letters
- uncouth2
- 8 letters
- bungling3, handless
- 9 letters
- maladroit3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clumsy2 = 2 syllables).