botchers
Those who fumble
Botchers are people who do work badly or clumsily, ruining what they attempt.
The word implies incompetence rather than malice—a botcher makes a mess of things through carelessness or lack of skill: The botchers who installed our roof left us with leaks everywhere.
Those who err clumsily
- fumblersThose who mishandle objects
- muddlersDrink-crushing bar tools
- bumblersHabitually clumsy people
- screwupsMistakes causing trouble
klutzes · oafs · duffers · lummoxes · stumblers · butterfingers · flounderers · incompetents
Lack of ability
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
ineffective · unprofessional · incompetent · inadequate · unfit · hopeless · useless · hapless
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- flubsBotches through carelessness
- goofsCareless small errors
- slip-upsCareless small mistakes
gaffes · missteps · screw-ups · mishaps · fumbles · bungles · failures · foul-ups
blunderers
Those who err clumsily
screwups · klutzes · oafs · duffers · lummoxes · stumblers · butterfingers · flounderers · incompetents · hacks
ineptitude
Lack of ability
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- incapableLacking requisite ability
unqualified · ineffective · unprofessional · incompetent · inadequate · unfit · hopeless · useless · hapless · ineffectual
blunders
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- flubsBotches through carelessness
- goofsCareless small errors
slip-ups · gaffes · missteps · screw-ups · mishaps · fumbles · bungles · failures · foul-ups · messes
ham-handed
Lacking dexterity or subtlety
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
uncoordinated · clunky · lumbering · oafish · ungainly · bumbling · heavy-handed · graceless · inelegant · stumbling
botchersmasters
Those with dominion
experts · craftsmen · artisans · virtuosos · professionals
botchersmaster craftsmen
Experts in skilled trades
artisans · craftsmen · craftspeople · journeymen · artificers
- botched jobBadly performed task
- botched surgeryFailed medical procedure
- botches upSpoils through incompetence
- botched upRuined by poor execution