All snafu synonyms
snaΒ·fu
S s noun snafu
- overestimation β An excessive estimation.
- goof-up β a foolish or stupid person.
- false move β a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
- holdup β a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.
- can of worms β a complicated problem
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- boo-boo β A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- glitch β a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
- hard nut to crack β a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- hold-up β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- booboos β a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- hangup β Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- dog's breakfast β a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
- misprint β a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- gordian knot β pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- hitch β to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
verb snafu
- boxed in β simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- misarrange β to arrange incorrectly or improperly: to misarrange a file.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- dismay β to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- drop the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- come apart at the seams β come unstitched
- disorienting β to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- flounder β to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- complicate β To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- make waves β a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- mix up β an act or instance of mixing.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- err β Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- foul up β something that is foul.
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- go astray β person: deviate from correct or good way
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- messing β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- get in the way β be an obstacle
- interrelate β Relate or connect to one another.
- interfused β Simple past tense and past participle of interfuse.
- interrelated β reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
- interrelating β Present participle of interrelate.
- bottlenecking β a narrow entrance or passageway.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- interfuse β to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
- bollix β to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
adj snafu
- anarchic β If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- higgledy-piggledy β in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter.