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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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Along the way, he tinkered with classical music on 1991's Liverpool Oratorio and released a series of dance albums as The Fireman.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Olivia Watts said she was "in tears" as she watched her grandparents Ron and Marilyn Hill take each other for a spin on Tuesday - before Ron tinkered on the famous Wurlitzer organ.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

He tinkered around with the idea and developed a flash-frozen burrito filled with beef, beans and red chili powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

But as Herman Miller tinkered with the design, coming up with new and better prototypes, and got people to overcome their qualms, the scores began to inch up.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell