GOOFED (UP) Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

goofed (up)

verb

past tense of goof (up)

as in fumbled

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

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as in buggered (up)

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he goofed up his first sale at the dealership

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Verb

Harris fumbled with the Giants driving in Arizona territory early in the fourth quarter.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The Cougars were stopped at the UCF 3 on consecutive drives before Overmyer fumbled at the UCF 7 and into the end zone, recovered by the Knights.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of fumbled

Verb

That doesn’t mean the Yankees screwed up in their process by trading for Stanton.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed up

Verb

The truest sign that Joseph had tripped the Rams up with Hufanga’s blitz came by looking at Rams right guard Kevin Dotson.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Since then, price has completely round-tripped the move, giving back the entire post-earnings gap and settling back into the mid-$250s.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of tripped

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The second phase, dubbed Dearborn Park II, is south of Roosevelt Road and was completed in stages starting in 1989.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Receiving the money was contingent upon the residents of the rural Pennsylvania region at the foot of the Poconos allowing the developer to build a 15-building campus, dubbed Project Hazelnut.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbed

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The Iberians slipped up big time in their first match of the tournament, being shocked by Switzerland 1-0, bringing back ghosts of tournament failures past for Spanish fans.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Had Pep Guardiola’s side slipped up at a subdued Etihad, then Arsenal and Mikel Arteta could have won the title with victory over Burnley on Monday.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 13 May 2026

Definition of slipped up

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goofed on

goofed (up)

go off

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