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played (with)

verb

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past tense of play (with)

Synonyms of played (with)

to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously

please don't play with the telephone

Synonyms for played (with)

diddled (with),
fiddled (with),
fooled (with),
messed (with),
monkeyed (with),
tampered (with),
tinkered (with),
toyed (with),
twiddled (with)

Words Related to played (with)

abused,
altered,
doctored,
manhandled,
manipulated,
mistreated,
misused

butted in,
interfered,
intruded,
meddled,
mucked (about or around)

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Thesaurus Entries Near played (with)

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played (with)

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“Played (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/played%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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