blunderings
Awkward missteps made
Blunderings are clumsy mistakes or stumbling attempts, emphasizing repeated or ongoing fumbling rather than a single error: His blunderings through the presentation embarrassed everyone.
The word suggests movement or action marked by confusion and ineptitude: the blunderings of an inexperienced diplomat.
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- gaffesEmbarrassing social mistakes
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- slip-upsCareless small mistakes
- flubsBotches through carelessness
bloopers · botches · goofs · howlers · lapses · mishaps · snafus · miscues
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
floundering · lurching · staggering · groping · faltering · tripping · tottering · shambling
Lack of ability
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
amateurish · unprofessional · hopeless · hapless · unskilled · incapable · unqualified · bumbling
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- pratfallsStaged comedic falls
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
bumbling · bungling · hilarious · ridiculous · ludicrous · comical · foolish · zany
Confusedly mixing up
- flounderingStruggling clumsily, failing
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
meandering · straying · drifting · fumbling · thrashing · casting about · feeling around · disorientation
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- amateurNonprofessional participant
fledgling · neophyte · learning · stumbling · trial-and-error · growing pains · false starts · naivety
errors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
flubs · bloopers · botches · goofs · howlers · lapses · mishaps · snafus · miscues · foul-ups
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
bumbling · floundering · lurching · staggering · groping · faltering · tripping · tottering · shambling · muddling
ineptitude
Lack of ability
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
inefficiency · amateurish · unprofessional · hopeless · hapless · unskilled · incapable · unqualified · bumbling · fumbling
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- pratfallsStaged comedic falls
absurdity · bumbling · bungling · hilarious · ridiculous · ludicrous · comical · foolish · zany · antic
muddling
Confusedly mixing up
- flounderingStruggling clumsily, failing
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
wandering · meandering · straying · drifting · fumbling · thrashing · casting about · feeling around · disorientation · bewilderment
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
amateur · fledgling · neophyte · learning · stumbling · trial-and-error · growing pains · false starts · naivety · unpolished
blunderingsprecision
Accuracy of measurement
finesse · successes · triumphs · masteries · masterstrokes
blunderingsgliding
Engineless aerial movement
grace · graceful movements · nimbleness · agility · sure-footedness