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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

I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Amorim tinkered his system once more to try and turn the tide, but his substitution of Casemiro left the Brazilian befuddled.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

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

The topic under discussion this morning, as Joe tinkered with the tractor’s innards, was Kyril Montana’s top secret visit to Milagro and his top secret meeting in Bud Gleason’s living room.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols