Botched and Proficient

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Botched adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation).

Usage example: a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies

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Proficient is an antonym for botched.

Nearby Words: botch, botcher, botching

Proficient adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

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Botched is an antonym for proficient.

Nearby Words: proficiency, proficiently

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Proficient and Botched. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/botched/proficient

Botched & Proficient. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/botched/proficient>.

Proficient or Botched. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/botched/proficient.

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