screwing up
The phrase “screwing up” has 3 syllables: screw-ing up
It's pronounced as /ˈskruːɪŋ ʌp/
What is synonym and antonym for screwing up?
In the thesaurus, “screwing up” has 59 synonyms and 17 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for screwing up along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for screwing up
- blemishing
- blighting
- blowing
- blundering
- bobbling
- boggling
- boobing
- booting
- botching
- bumbling
- bungling
- butchering
- damaging
- destroying
- dropping the ball
- dubbing
- erring
- flawing
- flubbing
- fluffing
- foozling
- fouling up
- fumbling
- harming
- hurting
- impairing
- injuring
- laying an egg
- lousing up
- mangling
- marring
- miscalculating
- misconceiving
- misconstruing
- miscounting
- miscuing
- misdeeming
- misgaging
- misgauging
- mishandling
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- mismanaging
- mistaking
- misunderstanding
- mucking up
- muddling
- muffing
- murdering
- mutilating
- nodding
- piffling
- ruining
- slipping up
- spoiling
- stumbling
- tripping
- vitiating
- wrecking
Antonyms for screwing up
- ameliorating
- bettering
- doctoring
- enhancing
- fixing
- helping
- improving
- meliorating
- patching
- reconditioning
- rectifying
- refining
- reforming
- remedying
- renovating
- repairing
- revamping
Example Sentences
- He keeps screwing up his chances by being late all the time.
- I was afraid of screwing up the recipe, so I followed it exactly.
- They admitted to screwing up the report and promised to fix it.
- She felt terrible after screwing up her first big presentation.
- We can’t afford to keep screwing up if we want to meet the deadline.
On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to screwing up, such as: ameliorating, bettering, blemishing, blighting, blowing, blundering, bobbling.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
laying an egg
- blundering
- bobbling
- bombing
- boobing
- botching
- bungling
- butchering
- collapsing
- coming a cropper
- coming to grief
- coming up empty
- crashing
- cratering
- crumbling
- declining
- dropping the ball
- dying on the vine
- erring
- failing
- falling flat
- falling short
- flaming out
- flopping
- floundering
- flubbing
- fluffing
- flunking
- folding
- foozling
- fouling up
- foundering
- fumbling
- going under
- imploding
- lousing up
- mangling
- miscalculating
- miscarrying
- misconceiving
- misconstruing
- miscounting
- miscuing
- misdeeming
- misfiring
- misgaging
- misgauging
- mishandling
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- missing
- mistaking
- misunderstanding
- muffing
- murdering
- nodding
- screwing up
- self-destructing
- sinking
- skidding
- slipping
- slipping up
- slumping
- striking out
- struggling
- stumbling
- tanking
- tripping
- waning
- washing out
mangling
- blemishing
- blighting
- blowing
- blundering
- bobbling
- boggling
- booting
- botching
- bumbling
- bungling
- butchering
- damaging
- destroying
- dubbing
- flawing
- flubbing
- fluffing
- foozling
- fouling up
- fumbling
- harming
- hurting
- impairing
- injuring
- lousing up
- marring
- mishandling
- mismanaging
- mucking up
- muddling
- muffing
- murdering
- mutilating
- piffling
- ruining
- screwing up
- spoiling
- vitiating
- wrecking