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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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Then he went straight to the lab, tinkered, and won the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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

He tinkered around with the idea and developed a flash-frozen burrito filled with beef, beans and red chili powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Reeves has tinkered with the way that debt is measured to free up more than £100bn to fund building, research and development as well as other major projects.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

He tinkered with a first-floor window, then sat down to supper with two of his children, Sophie and Preston.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson