botch
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈbäch 
: an inflammatory sore
botch
2 of 3verb
botched; botching; botches
transitive verb
1
: to foul up hopelessly —often used with up
2
: to put together in a makeshift way
botcher noun
botch
3 of 3noun (2)
1
: something that is botched : mess
2
: patchwork, hodgepodge
botchy
ˈbä-chē
adjective 
Synonyms
Verb
- blow
- bobble
- boggle
- bollix (up)
- boot
- bugger (up)
- bumble
- bungle
- butcher
- dub
- flub
- fluff
- foozle
- foul up
- fumble
- goof (up)
- louse up
- mangle
- mess (up)
- muck up
- muff
- murder
- screw up
Noun (2)
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
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Example Sentences
Verb The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for. They clearly botched the investigation.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English boche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss
Verb
Middle English bocchen
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing botch
Kids Definition
botch 1 of 2
verb
ˈbäch
botched; botching
: to do clumsily and unskillfully : bungle
botch a job
botch
2 of 2noun
: a badly done job
He made a botch of it.
Medical Definition
botch
noun
ˈbäch
: an inflammatory sore
botch 1 of 2
noun
as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things this police procedural is basically a botch of plot elements stolen from other (and better) novels Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- jumble
- variety
- assortment
- medley
- collage
- scramble
- shuffle
- blend
- mishmash
- hodgepodge
- patchwork
- tangle
- grab bag
- montage
- pastiche
- amalgam
- hash
- muddle
- tumble
- clutter
- mixed bag
- combination
- mélange
- agglomeration
- jungle
- hotchpotch
- agglomerate
- farrago
- alphabet soup
- stew
- smorgasbord
- litter
- mess
- salmagundi
- rummage
- motley
- salad
- crazy quilt
- potpourri
- gallimaufry
- menagerie
- ragout
- olio
- gumbo
- patchwork quilt
- miscellanea
- jambalaya
- ragbag
- macédoine
- miscellany
- welter
- accumulation
- aggregation
- aggregate
- conglomeration
- fusion
- olla podrida
- conglomerate
- omnium-gatherum
- composite
- notions
- chaos
- compound
- disarray
- imbroglio
- bollix
- detritus
- snarl
- mix-up
- disarrangement
- sundries
- shambles
- admixture
- confusion
- catchall
- disorder
- alloy
- intermixture
- commixture
- odds and ends
- oddments
- morass
- dog's breakfast
- knot
botch
2 of 2verb
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way the first time we tried to make a cake, we botched the job completely Synonyms & Similar Words
- fumble
- bungle
- blow
- ruin
- flub
- mangle
- murder
- dub
- boot
- spoil
- mar
- destroy
- butcher
- muck up
- boggle
- screw up
- muff
- damage
- bumble
- foul up
- bobble
- blunder
- louse up
- fluff
- foozle
- injure
- wreck
- muddle
- impair
- flaw
- bollix (up)
- mutilate
- goof (up)
- hurt
- harm
- blight
- bugger (up)
- blemish
- mismanage
- vitiate
- mess (up)
- piffle
- mishandle
- gum (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improve
- better
- enhance
- help
- rectify
- ameliorate
- remedy
- refine
- reform
- fix
- repair
- patch
- revamp
- meliorate
- renovate
- recondition
- doctor