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Synonyms for goof up

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

mess up foul up

All synonyms

Verb

1. Mess up — to make a mistake

mess up, foul up, fumble, fluff, muck up informal, muff, bobble, louse up informal, bungle, botch, flub US AU NZ, bollocks up vulgar slang UK AU NZ

Noun

fuck-up, screw-up, cock-up, balls-up vulgar slang UK IE

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make a mistake.

    If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.

  2. n. 1

    A mistake or problem.

    The letter they sent was a goof-up; it was intended for someone else.

Related words

Other spellings
goof-up

By length

4 letters
muff1, flub
5 letters
fluff1, botch1
6 letters
fumble2, bobble2, bungle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fumble2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gaffer