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tinkered

VERB

fiddle with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dabble mess

STRONG

doodle fix monkey niggle play puddle putter repair toy

WEAK

mess with muck about play with take apart trifle with

Antonyms

STRONG

break destroy work

WEAK

leave alone

Example Sentences

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Along the way, he tinkered with classical music on 1991's Liverpool Oratorio and released a series of dance albums as The Fireman.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Olivia Watts said she was "in tears" as she watched her grandparents Ron and Marilyn Hill take each other for a spin on Tuesday - before Ron tinkered on the famous Wurlitzer organ.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

And as the entrepreneurial engineers tinkered, they found ways to save money while also extending their weapons’ range by nearly 375 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

He tinkered with the box for what seemed forever as the black-and-white patterns zigzagged across the screen.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals