bungler

One who botches

A bungler is someone who handles tasks clumsily or incompetently, making a mess of things through carelessness or lack of skill.

The word carries a tone of mild contempt: The renovation was ruined by a bungler who couldn't read blueprints.

A bungler isn't necessarily stupid—just reliably inept at execution.

incompetence

bumbler

Habitually clumsy person

muddler · mismanager · incompetent · inept · maladroit · unskilled · incapable · ineffectual · hapless · hopeless

insult

klutz

Awkward, graceless person

  • oafStupid clumsy person
  • doltStupid person
  • clodEarth lump or dolt

lummox · stumblebum · schlemiel · duffer · hack · yahoo · galoot · clodhopper · goof · palooka

mistakes

botch

Spoil through incompetence

error · slip · misstep · faux pas · goof · oversight · miscalculation · mishandle · mismanage · mishap

physical

clumsy

Lacking physical coordination

gawky · graceless · lumbering · stumbling · tripping · fumbling · floundering · lurching · staggering · shambling

Categories
Opposites
competence and skill

bunglerexpert

Highly skilled practitioner

master · virtuoso · ace · maestro · wizard

care and precision

bunglerperfectionist

One demanding flawlessness

stickler · artisan · craftsman · craftsperson · nitpicker

Family

bungle, bungling, bungled, bungles, bunglers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G