If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
...a clumsy, bumbling, inarticulate figure.
Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling More Synonyms of bumbling
Synonyms of 'bumbling'
clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling
More Synonyms of bumbling
(adjective)
a clumsy, bumbling, inarticulate figure
Synonyms
clumsy
I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
awkward
She made an awkward gesture with her hands.
blundering
bungling
a bungling burglar
incompetent
Lazy and incompetent workers were allowed to coast along.
inefficient
Some people are very inefficient workers.
lumbering
He overtook a lumbering lorry.
inept
He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.
maladroit
Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.
unco (Australian, slang)
Opposites
able
,
fit
,
capable
,
efficient
,
competent
,
brisk
Additional synonyms
in the sense of awkward
Definition
clumsy or ungainly
She made an awkward gesture with her hands.
Synonyms
clumsy,
stiff,
rude,
blundering,
coarse,
bungling,
lumbering,
inept,
unskilled,
bumbling,
unwieldy,
ponderous,
ungainly,
gauche,
gawky,
uncouth,
unrefined,
artless,
inelegant,
uncoordinated,
graceless,
cack-handed (informal),
unpolished,
clownish,
oafish,
inexpert,
maladroit,
all thumbs,
ungraceful,
skill-less,
unskilful,
butterfingered (informal),
unhandy,
ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal),
unco (Australian, slang)
in the sense of bungling
a bungling burglar
Synonyms
incompetent,
blundering,
awkward,
clumsy,
inept,
botching,
cack-handed (informal),
maladroit,
ham-handed (informal),
unskilful,
ham-fisted (informal),
unco (Australian, slang)
in the sense of incompetent
Definition
not having the necessary ability or skill to do something
Lazy and incompetent workers were allowed to coast along.