What is another word for muddle along?
Pronunciation: [mˈʌdə͡l ɐlˈɒŋ] (IPA) 
Muddle along is a phrase that refers to the act of continuing without a clear direction or plan. There are multiple synonyms to the term which includes treading water, floundering, bumbling, stumbling, fumbling, and blundering. Treading water refers to maintaining the current situation, floundering is struggling to move forward, bumbling is performing an action clumsily and without skill, stumbling refers to making mistakes or tripping while moving forward, fumbling is handling something clumsily and unskillfully, and blundering means making a serious mistake due to carelessness or confusion. Each of these synonyms implies that there is a lack of confidence, direction, or clarity in the actions taken.
