fiddling

[fid-ling] / ˈfɪd lɪŋ /

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism

STRONG

crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze unscrupulousness venality

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality bribery crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

WEAK

breach of trust bribing flagitiousness fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

Example Sentences

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Ninety-nine times out of 100, that means letting shareholders decide with a minimum of bureaucratic fiddling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mondelez says it has not been fiddling with the recipe, at least not recently.

From BBC

Researchers quietly work away, fiddling with parts of the machine.

From Barron's

She has my shirt in her lap and she’s fiddling with the collar.

From Literature

Cassiopeia asked Alexander, who was already fiddling with his compass.

From Literature