messed (up)
verb
1
as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way messed up the drawing and had to start over Synonyms & Similar Words
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- fumbled
- screwed up
- blew
- mucked up
- goofed (up)
- buggered (up)
- bollixed (up)
- fouled up
- dubbed
- ruined
- murdered
- foozled
- loused up
- botched
- destroyed
- booted
- spoiled
- boggled
- mangled
- bungled
- flubbed
- muffed
- butchered
- fluffed
- damaged
- marred
- gummed (up)
- bobbled
- bumbled
- injured
- hurt
- impaired
- wrecked
- muddled
- flawed
- piffled
- blundered
- mutilated
- harmed
- blighted
- blemished
- vitiated
- mismanaged
- spoilt
- mishandled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improved
- enhanced
- refined
- helped
- remedied
- ameliorated
- reformed
- meliorated
- rectified
- bettered
- fixed
- repaired
- renovated
- revamped
- reconditioned
- patched
- doctored
2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of a nap had messed up her hair and she looked a sight Synonyms & Similar Words
- disrupted
- confused
- shuffled
- disturbed
- upset
- mixed (up)
- disordered
- disorganized
- jumbled
- disarranged
- muddled
- scrambled
- disheveled
- disjointed
- tousled
- dislocated
- deranged
- disarrayed
- discomposed
- mussed
- hashed
- snarled
- tumbled
- dishevelled
- tangled
- rumpled
- stirred (up)
- unsettled
- embroiled
- cluttered
- perturbed
- entangled
- agitated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- straightened (up)
- organized
- ordered
- arranged
- disposed
- regulated
- lined up
- ranged
- aligned
- arrayed
- classified
- tidied
- marshalled
- lined
- marshaled
- adjusted
- queued
- codified
- fixed
- alined
- systematized
- drew up
- made up
- spruced (up)
- groomed
- methodized
- systemized
- unscrambled
3
as in stumbled
to make a mistake if anyone messes up even once while we're recording, we have to start all over again Synonyms & Similar Words
- fumbled
- stumbled
- slipped up
- tripped
- screwed up
- goofed (up)
- fouled up
- blundered
- loused up
- dropped the ball
- erred
- nodded
- boobed
- misunderstood
- flubbed
- laid an egg
- fluffed
- foozled
- botched
- murdered
- misconceived
- misjudged
- mangled
- bungled
- misdeemed
- misgauged
- misconstrued
- muffed
- miscalculated
- butchered
- mishandled
- misgaged
- miscounted
- misinterpreted
- miscued
- bobbled
- mistook
4
as in licked
to strike repeatedly "If I catch you looking at my girlfriend, I'm going to mess you up!" he threatened Synonyms & Similar Words
- licked
- pounded
- lashed
- whipped
- beat
- punched out
- did
- slapped
- knocked
- attacked
- hit
- battered
- pelted
- hided
- spanked
- roughed (up)
- worked over
- punched
- slammed
- assaulted
- beat up on
- thumped
- smashed
- batted
- chopped
- mauled
- pummeled
- bashed
- bunged up
- buffeted
- slated
- smacked
- bludgeoned
- whupped
- pommelled
- belabored
- whacked
- pommeled
- boxed
- tanned
- hammered
- thrashed
- threshed
- curried
- switched
- paddled
- lathered
- flogged
- fibbed
- raided
- lambasted
- clubbed
- wounded
- swiped
- basted
- laced
- pummelled
- tromped
- laid on
- whapped
- slogged
- walloped
- belted
- drubbed
- stormed
- whopped
- rushed
- birched
- cudgeled
- cracked
- whaled
- swatted
- jumped (on)
- pasted
- beset
- assailed
- descended (on or upon)
- strapped
- socked
- fustigated
- cuffed
- clobbered
- whammed
- pounced (on or upon)
- bust
- lammed
- clouted
- busted
- blackjacked
- thwacked
- scourged
- cudgelled
- flagellated
- caned
- lacerated
- rawhided
- cowhided
- leathered
- whomped
- horsewhipped
- mutilated
- maimed
- gored
- mangled
- pistol-whipped