MANGLES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

mangles

verb

present tense third-person singular of mangle

as in fumbles

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over

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Recent Examples of mangles Grief mangles cognition and memory in ways that can make even banal tasks feel surreal, if not impossible. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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So the associate who fumbles a membership conversation doesn’t need a lecture.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
DeLand was driving inside the 20 yard line and Taihj Moore fumbles, recovered by Lake Mary.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fumbles

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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

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In clinical environments bound by federal regulations and ethics guidelines, an LLM that hallucinates an endpoint or botches eligibility criteria does not just cause a minor hiccup.

— Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Then the candidate, unfamiliar with some far-away region of the world, botches it.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of botches

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Joe Burrow bungles Bengals’ passing game My theory of the case with Caleb Williams is that there was untapped running value here.

— Michael Salfino, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025

Definition of bungles

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These include immune amnesia, a type of immunosuppression in which the measles virus destroys immune cells and adaptive responses.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Cash flow is a timing problem, not a sales problem, and that difference destroys companies that look profitable on paper.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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