mucked up

verb

past tense of muck up
as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I swear, she mucks up everything she tries

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Recent Examples of mucked up An exciting World Cup run mucked up by a president for whom muck might as well be a currency. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Even in the harshest descriptions of the violence and almost unbelievably cruel twists of fate that Yarris endured (the DNA testing keeps getting accidentally mucked up), Brody lends him a vital indomitable spark. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 Toronto is a good defensive team but doesn’t shoot the 3-ball well and has a half-court offense that can get mucked up and relies heavily on midrange jumpers. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Well, the first and third mucked up their stories with some overly contrived lore about cults and gods, and the fourth was an experiment for the formula that didn’t quite work. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026 Lawmakers need to get back to Washington to end the government shutdown - a shutdown that has mucked up travel plans around the country by contributing to widespread flight delays. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucked up
  1. fumbled
  2. screwed up
  3. blew
  4. ruined
  5. fouled up
  6. murdered
  7. dubbed
Verb
  • The Giants scored the game’s first run in the top of the third when Mariners center fielder Luke Raley fumbled the ball on Bryce Eldridge’s single with runners on first and second.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Basabe, 48, fumbled his way through the trial, often seeming confused about the legal proceedings.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of fumbled
Verb
  • But four years ago, Sorsby screwed up in a massive way.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • The two screwed up a top-rope stunner as Excalibur struggled to explain what happened like a 2026 Jim Ross.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of screwed up
Verb
  • Things were never the same for Mike McCarthy after Green Bay blew a 16-0 halftime lead and a 19-7 advantage in the final 3 minutes against Seattle and lost the 2014 NFC Championship Game, 28-22, in overtime.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That announcement nearly blew the roof off of Hall H, but nothing matched that intensity this year.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of blew
Verb
  • Designed for maximum comfort, Pedi Couture’s toe separator sandals are practical and time-saving, ensuring pedicures don't get ruined.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • These folks had theirs ruined by the next shift of roaches, the five who died and the nine spotting living their lives.
    — David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • But their strategy was fouled up when the car’s occupants switched on the headlights, throwing a glare up the tote road along which the wardens had planned to sprint.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Wild turkeys gobbled up Staten Island straphangers’ time on Monday, after a flock fouled up service on the Staten Island Railway.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of fouled up
Verb
  • One actor who is less likely to return in a present-day capacity is Zayas, whose character, Victor Ochoa, was murdered in the season 1 finale.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas, area between 1974 and 1991 while living what appeared to be a normal suburban life with his family.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • The latter two heat waves have been caused by a thick ridge of high pressure — dubbed a heat dome by the weather service — that has wielded influence for weeks.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Season four will follow that trend and has been dubbed Queen of the Damned.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of dubbed

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“Mucked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucked%20up. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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