Dropping the ball
Synonyms for dropping the ball
noun mistake
miscue
lapse
recklessness
error
gaffe
misjudgment
goof
unseemliness
folly
imprudence
foolishness
thoughtlessness
hastiness
stupidity
slip
stumble
rashness
bumble
faux pas
naiveté
slip of the tongue
gaucherie
crudeness
indiscreetness
excitability
foul-up
ingenuousness
tactlessness
slip-up
dumb move
fool mistake
misspeak
screw-up
simple-mindedness
Antonyms for dropping the ball
wisdom
thoughtfulness
discretion
correction
judgment
seriousness
care
discreetness
right
Synonyms
verb make mistake
bumble
bungle
err
flounder
blow
botch
flub
confuse
misjudge
fumble
stumble
foul up
mess up
screw up
ball up
gum up
louse up
bobble
drop the ball
slip up
Antonyms
do well
succeed
correct
fix
restore
Synonyms
verb blunder, mess up
flub
gum up
err
miscalculate
botch
screw up
mismanage
muff
mishandle
fudge
mar
ruin
butcher
fumble
spoil
boggle
foul up
mess up
ball up
louse up
drop the ball
goof up
make a mess of
Antonyms
grow
succeed
help
do well
fix
manage
Synonyms
verb make a mistake; do wrong
stumble
misbehave
stray
miscalculate
blow
goof
deviate
lapse
flub
muff
snafu
blunder
trespass
misjudge
misapprehend
fall
offend
sin
wander
foul up
mess up
screw up
louse up
bollix
transgress
be in error
be inaccurate
be incorrect
be mistaken
boo-boo
drop the ball
go astray
go wrong
make a mess of
slip up
snarl up
Antonyms
obey
stay
understand
behave
correct
Synonyms
verb stumble, stutter
reel
flounder
hesitate
waver
wobble
totter
fluff
vacillate
halt
teeter
stammer
rock
quaver
lurch
scruple
break
fluctuate
stagger
shake
topple
tremble
roll
hem and haw
bobble
be undecided
drop the ball
speak haltingly
stub toe
trip up
whiffle
Antonyms
remain
stabilize
calm
persist
stay
steady
hold
continue
endure
maintain
Synonyms
verb struggle; be in the dark
wallow
flop
stumble
plunge
travail
tumble
toss
flummox
lurch
snafu
labor
toil
fumble
thrash
grope
blunder
muddle
strive
foul up
go to pieces
screw up
bobble
pratfall
cast about
come apart at the seams
drop the ball
fall down
go at backwards
make a mess of
slip up
trip up
work at
miss one’s cue
stub one’s toe
Antonyms
laze
idle
do well
succeed
Synonyms
verb make a mistake
overrate
misread
misinterpret
err
undervalue
misjudge
underestimate
misunderstand
misconstrue
blow
miscount
overlook
blunder
discount
underrate
disregard
stumble
mess up
mix up
misreckon
overvalue
overestimate
drop the ball
get signals crossed
get wrong
go wrong
miss by a mile
slip up
Antonyms
respect
understand
get
perceive
attend
regard
pay attention
succeed
do correctly
figure correctly
Synonyms
verb get the wrong idea
overrate
miscalculate
misconstrue
misunderstand
underestimate
err
prejudge
misconceive
suppose
underrate
presume
presuppose
stumble
misapprehend
mistake
misreckon
overestimate
dogmatize
bark up wrong tree
be misled
be overcritical
be partial
be unfair
be wrong
come to hasty conclusion
drop the ball
miscomprehend
misconjecture
misdeem
miss by a mile
misthink
put foot in
Antonyms
disbelieve
get
perceive
understand
comprehend
figure
judge well
Synonyms
verb fail, make a mistake
drop
forget
skip
misplace
slip
miscarry
trip
blow
botch
overlook
fumble
juggle
flub
slight
mislay
err
misfire
omit
blunder
ignore
muff
lose
disregard
neglect
pass over
overshoot
undershoot
be late for
drop the ball
fall flat on face
fall short
let go
let slip
pass up
trip up
Antonyms
remember
accomplish
achieve
heed
notice
respect
note
do
face
meet
find
correct
fix
do well
succeed
attend
look at
regard
keep
pay attention
Synonyms
verb bungle
flub
fumble
mishandle
botch
err
miscalculate
choke
blunder
mismanage
slip
boggle
foul up
mess up
screw up
drop the ball
goof up
make a mess of
Antonyms
do well
correct
Synonyms
verb err
stumble
goof
fluff
miscalculate
flub
muff
blunder
misjudge
trip
mistake
make a mistake
drop the ball
go wrong
put foot in mouth
slip up
Antonyms
perfect
correct
fix
understand
Synonyms
verb miscalculate
overrate
blow
misread
misinterpret
miscount
err
undervalue
misconstrue
overlook
blunder
discount
misjudge
underrate
disregard
stumble
misunderstand
underestimate
mess up
misreckon
mix up
overvalue
overestimate
drop the ball
get signals crossed
get wrong
go wrong
miss by a mile
slip up
Antonyms
overrate
respect
exaggerate
correct
get
perceive
understand
attend
regard
pay attention
Synonyms
verb miscalculate
blow
blunder
discount
disregard
err
mess up
misconstrue
miscount
misestimate
misinterpret
misjudge
misread
misunderstand
mix up
overlook
overrate
stumble
underestimate
underrate
undervalue
drop the ball
get signals crossed
get wrong
go wrong
miss by a mile
overestimate
overvalue
slip up
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