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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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"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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

And as the entrepreneurial engineers tinkered, they found ways to save money while also extending their weapons’ range by nearly 375 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Alcaraz has tinkered with his opening shot this season and that may have been a contributing factor to a first-serve percentage below 50% which allowed Fognini to constantly apply pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Later, he tinkered with wires, switches, and radios in his spare time.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield