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tamper with

VERB
change
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust alter evolve fluctuate modify reform resolve shape shift transform turn vary
STRONG
accommodate adapt alternate commute convert diminish diverge diversify merge metamorphose moderate modulate mutate naturalize recondition redo reduce regenerate remake remodel renovate reorganize replace revolutionize substitute temper transfigure translate transmute transpose vacillate
WEAK
make over restyle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
leave alone maintain preserve remain stagnate stay
STRONG
keep
WEAK
continue hold persist
VERB
damage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
batter break burn contaminate harm hurt impair infect injure maim mangle mar pollute ravage ruin scorch smash tarnish tear undermine weaken wound wreck
STRONG
abuse bleach blight corrode corrupt crack deface defile dirty discolor disfigure disintegrate dismantle fade gnaw incapacitate lacerate maltreat mutilate rot rust scathe scratch split spoil stab stain vitiate wrong
WEAK
bang up cripple wear away wreak havoc on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fix mend repair
STRONG
cure enhance heal perfect strengthen
WEAK
adorn beautify decorate ornament purify
VERB
doctor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to alter falsify fudge misrepresent
STRONG
change cut deacon debase dilute disguise gloss load sophisticate spike weight
WEAK
dope up mix with water down
Antonyms
STRONG
reveal
WEAK
clean harm hurt injure purify
VERB
falsify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert
STRONG
adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp
WEAK
deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up phony up put on an act trump up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree approve be honest
STRONG
clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth
VERB
fix
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy reach
STRONG
bribe corrupt fiddle lubricate maneuver square suborn
WEAK
buy off pull strings
Antonyms
WEAK
play fair
VERB
garble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misinterpret misquote
STRONG
belie color confuse corrupt distort doctor falsify jumble mislead misstate mutilate obscure pervert slant twist warp
Antonyms
STRONG
clear up explain leave alone order organize purify straighten
WEAK
decipher pronounce represent translate unscramble
VERB
have
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix
STRONG
deceive dupe fool outfox outmaneuver outsmart outwit overreach swindle undo
WEAK
buy off take in
VERB
juggle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter shuffle
STRONG
beguile betray bluff change conjure delude disguise doctor fix humbug maneuver manipulate misrepresent modify trim
WEAK
double-cross illude perform magic prestidigitate take in
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone neglect reveal
WEAK
be honest
VERB
rig
Synonyms
STRONGEST
falsify fix manipulate
STRONG
doctor engineer fake juggle
WEAK
fiddle with trump up
VERB
square
Synonyms
STRONG
balance bribe buy clear corrupt discharge fix have liquidate pay quit rig settle
WEAK
buy off clear off clear up make even pay up
Antonyms
STRONG
keep unsettle
WEAK
disagree owe
VERB
violate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breach contravene defy disobey disregard disrupt infringe offend oppose
STRONG
contaminate encroach err infract meddle outrage profane resist sin transgress trespass withstand
WEAK
sacrilege trample on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist help obey regard
STRONG
behave comply purify
WEAK
observe

Example Sentences

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Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos and video of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Recorded at 1:47 a.m. on Feb. 1, they show an individual, wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack, appearing to tamper with the camera at Guthrie’s front porch the morning of her disappearance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Both antibiotics tamper with bacteria's ability to make new proteins by specifically targeting their ribosomes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

To tamper with something as mysterious and miraculous as the birth of a child was an act of hubris.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides