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tamper

[tam-per] / ˈtæm pər /
VERB
interfere, alter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
meddle monkey with tinker
STRONG
busybody change cook cut damage destroy diversify doctor fool interlope interpose intrude irrigate manipulate plant spike vary water
WEAK
butt in fiddle with horn in mess around with monkey around muck about phony up poke nose into
Antonyms
STRONG
improve leave alone remain repair stay
VERB
bribe
Synonyms
STRONG
buy corrupt fix have influence lubricate manipulate reach rig square
WEAK
buy off get to
Antonyms
WEAK
leave alone

Example Sentences

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“If I have instincts I feel are right, I don’t want anyone to tamper with them,” he told After Dark magazine in 1973.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

During a Test against South Africa, Smith admitted Australia's "leadership group" devised a plan to tamper with the ball.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

There’s no worrying about that now that teams can tamper with the balls again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The most plausible answer, of course, is that Luke’s account was finished before their deaths and no one in subsequent decades felt sufficiently bold to tamper with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

I gave it up, I really didn't need to know their contents and it would not be honorable or safe to tamper with Dr. Bledsoe.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison