FLUFFS Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

fluffs 1 of 2

noun

plural of fluff

as in furs

a soft airy substance or covering self-consciously picked the fluff off his sweater as he answered the officer's questions

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as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy the flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name

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fluffs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fluff

as in fumbles

to make a mistake unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as well

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as in blows

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong name

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Recent Examples of fluffs

Noun

The fog rises from Mount Tamalpais like a spirit, slowly billowing over spears of feathery redwoods and fluffs of fragrant bay laurels. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Scoops of fluffs and salads that are part fruit and part pudding are essentially required at church potlucks. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026

Verb

In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday, July 16, the actress, 47, fluffs her new light blonde locks before making a heart with her hands. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The set boasts a luxe 300-thread-count and a cotton fill that fluffs up beautifully in the wash. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026 Down from its regular price of $66, the brush for dogs de-tangles, fluffs, and gives your pup a soothing massage after a long day of chasing balls in the park and working hard for treats. — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 Housed in a tube that’s significantly bigger than most brow gels, the fatter, curved side of the spoolie brush applies the product and fluffs up brows, while the flat side arranges arches. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluffs

Noun

The Hollywood Reporter got a sneak peek of Meemaw, which sees Barr running amok in thrift store furs at rooster fights — closer in tone to trailer park comedy like My Name Is Earl than the three-camera repartee of Roseanne.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
The ban covers textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing, footwear and other related accessories for the general public.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Morgan blows a meeting with a publisher (Poorna Jagannathan, in her third of four high-profile TV role this year.

— Judy Berman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Miami fans had plenty to stress about as the UM offense misfired and Florida State responded to potential knockout blows with huge plays.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

There’s joy, there’s music, there’s magically regenerating food, trees that flower and fruit at the same time, piles of treasure, crystals that rain from the sky, everlasting happiness and health.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Discreet ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’ piles of pictures appear on the floor, to be reviewed by Grimes and Gallici later.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

Verizon’s 2026 healthcare breach snapshot identifies vulnerability exploitation, phishing and credential abuse among initial access routes, alongside persistent staff errors and misconfigurations.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Potential industrial applications This was then used to tell the robot’s limbs what moves to make, all the while monitoring the cube’s state to check and correct for errors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of errors

Verb

Even as Heath stumbles his way through the lyrics, the audience respectfully claps along to the beat.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Lizard Music follows a boy (Theo Clark Leber) left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, and a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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