Synonyms for bungler

Most common

butcher · bumbler · blunderer · botcher · clown · botch · lout · lubber

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

Forms

Plural

bunglers → blunderers, botchers, butchers, bumblers…

Example sentences

• butcher I have to go to the butcher shop to buy some meat.
• clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
• botch Tom and Mary hope that they don't botch the job.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

lout¹

5 letters

clown¹, botch¹

6 letters

fuckup, lubber²

7 letters

butcher², bumbler, botcher

8 letters

stumbler

9 letters

schlemiel, blunderer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lubber² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

bousilleur

Deutsch

Pfuscher