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mess around with

VERB

tamper

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 monkey around muck about phony up poke nose into

Antonyms

STRONG

improve leave alone remain repair stay

Example Sentences

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“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“I do feel like I can still contribute,” Phillips said, “but I think what it comes down to is we don’t want to mess around with something in early May.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

That's where the treasure is, when you can mess around with that edge and see where it is.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

But for the time being, I bought him a pocket synthesizer to mess around with.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Everything he had heard about this teacher was true—don’t mess around with The Lone Granger.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements

mess around with

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