Synonyms for tamper with
- alter
- shuffle
- beguile
- betray
- bluff
- change
- conjure
- delude
- disguise
- doctor
- fix
- humbug
- maneuver
- manipulate
- misrepresent
- modify
- trim
- double-cross
- illude
- perform magic
- prestidigitate
- take in
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Antonyms for tamper with
- leave alone
- neglect
- reveal
- be honest
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WORD ORIGIN
1560s, figurative use of tamper "to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly," probably originally a variant of temper (v.), which is how it was initially spelled. Perhaps it is a dialectal workmen's pronunciation. Related: Tampered; tampering.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TAMPER WITH
change
verbmake or become different- accommodate
- adapt
- adjust
- alter
- alternate
- commute
- convert
- diminish
- diverge
- diversify
- evolve
- fluctuate
- make innovations
- make over
- merge
- metamorphose
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- mutate
- naturalize
- recondition
- redo
- reduce
- reform
- regenerate
- remake
- remodel
- renovate
- reorganize
- replace
- resolve
- restyle
- revolutionize
- shape
- shift
- substitute
- tamper with
- temper
- transfigure
- transform
- translate
- transmute
- transpose
- turn
- vacillate
- vary
- veer
- warp
changes
verbmake or become different- accommodate
- adapt
- adjust
- alter
- alternate
- commute
- convert
- diminish
- diverge
- diversify
- evolve
- fluctuate
- make innovations
- make over
- merge
- metamorphose
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- mutate
- naturalize
- recondition
- redo
- reduce
- reform
- regenerate
- remake
- remodel
- renovate
- reorganize
- replace
- resolve
- restyle
- revolutionize
- shape
- shift
- substitute
- tamper with
- temper
- transfigure
- transform
- translate
- transmute
- transpose
- turn
- vacillate
- vary
- veer
- warp
damage
verbcause injury, loss- abuse
- bang up
- batter
- bleach
- blight
- break
- burn
- contaminate
- corrode
- corrupt
- crack
- cripple
- deface
- defile
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- fade
- gnaw
- harm
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- pollute
- ravage
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
damages
verbcause injury, loss- abuse
- bang up
- batter
- bleach
- blight
- break
- burn
- contaminate
- corrode
- corrupt
- crack
- cripple
- deface
- defile
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- fade
- gnaw
- harm
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- pollute
- ravage
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
doctor
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