bunglings
Inept handling attempts
Bunglings are instances of clumsy, incompetent work—botched attempts at tasks that should have been straightforward.
The word carries a tone of exasperation or mockery: The project failed due to a series of bureaucratic bunglings.
Each bungling suggests not just failure but awkward, ham-fisted failure.
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- gaffesEmbarrassing social mistakes
- oversightsFailures to notice
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- slip-upsCareless small mistakes
flubs · miscalculations · misjudgments · goofs · miscues · screw-ups · faux pas · lapses
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- botchesFails through carelessness
- fumblesHandles clumsily, drops
- ineptitudeLack of ability
- mishandlingManaging badly or clumsily
mismanagement · failures · inadequacy · incapacity · ineffectiveness · unskillfulness · deficiency · shortcomings
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- trippingLosing balance walking
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- klutzinessHabitual physical awkwardness
ungainliness · oafishness · gawkiness · ham-fistedness · uncoordination · lumbering · cloddishness · heavy-handedness
Careless use of resources
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- maladministrationFaulty conduct of authority
- redundancyNeedless duplication
squandering · time-wasting · muddling · wheel-spinning · unproductiveness
errors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- gaffesEmbarrassing social mistakes
- oversightsFailures to notice
- misstepsMistakes or errors
slip-ups · flubs · miscalculations · misjudgments · goofs · miscues · screw-ups · faux pas · lapses · misfires
blunders
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- botchesFails through carelessness
- fumblesHandles clumsily, drops
- ineptitudeLack of ability
mishandling · mismanagement · failures · inadequacy · incapacity · ineffectiveness · unskillfulness · deficiency · shortcomings · ineptness
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- trippingLosing balance walking
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
klutziness · ungainliness · oafishness · gawkiness · ham-fistedness · uncoordination · lumbering · cloddishness · heavy-handedness · gracelessness
wastefulness
Careless use of resources
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- maladministrationFaulty conduct of authority
redundancy · squandering · time-wasting · muddling · wheel-spinning · unproductiveness
bunglingsmasterstrokes
Brilliantly successful actions
triumphs · successes · masterpieces · achievements · accomplishments