Synonyms for botch


Grammar : Verb
Spell : boch
Phonetic Transcription : bɒtʃ

Top 10 synonyms for botch Other synonyms for the word botch

Définition of botch

Origin :
  • late 14c., bocchen "to repair," later, "to spoil by unskillful work" (1520s); of unknown origin. Related: Botched; botching. As a noun from c.1600.
  • verb blunder
Example sentences :
  • Both of them have made a botch of their errand,” said he, “and are causing the bride to wait in vain!
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • They've been running it for thousands of years—and look at the botch they've made of it!
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Mr. Primefit, the Eton Stultz, is changed into Botch, the cobbler.
  • Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle
  • Work that is not finished, is not work at all; it is merely a botch.
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
  • Are you not afraid that you might make a botch out of the whole job?
  • Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 » by Various
  • They should be smitten with the botch of Egypt, and a sore botch in the legs that cannot be healed.
  • Extract from : « More Trivia » by Logan Pearsall Smith
  • You will have to give me instructions, and though I may botch the business, I'll save the meat.
  • Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
  • I could see patches of light sky through it, it was such a botch.
  • Extract from : « Wild Life Near Home » by Dallas Lore Sharp
  • And this indefinite "some one" will, needless to say, make a botch of it.
  • Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
  • If you are a priest, then be a priest, but don't try to make a botch of my work.
  • Extract from : « Historical Miniatures » by August Strindberg

Antonyms for botch

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