Bungling and Proficient

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

Usage example: I refuse to let that bungling incompetent insult me again

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Proficient is an antonym for bungling.

Nearby Words: bungle, bungled, bungler

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

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Bungling is an antonym for proficient.

Nearby Words: proficiency, proficiently

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Proficient and Bungling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bungling/proficient

Bungling & Proficient. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bungling/proficient>.

Proficient or Bungling. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bungling/proficient.

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