TAMPERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

tampered

verb

past tense of tamper

as in fooled

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The ‘boss’ is a headline about the breaking of any fragile peace around Iran and every time oil prices fall, the markets seem to get fooled (again).

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
But don’t be fooled; the team here—from the general manager to the bar staff—never misses a beat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of fooled

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But what does some scientist know about eating fruit, of all things, when your hamstring feels like it’s being fiddled by Satan?

— Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of fiddled

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Many invasive plants have invaded natural areas from gardens.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of invaded

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Stark said developers have encroached on her community in Chandler.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Lawyers for both YouTube and Meta also consistently posed questions throughout the trial about whether the evidence and arguments encroached on legal protections for tech companies around content posted by third parties.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of encroached

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Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
How the climbing couple got past security Prosecutors told the judge on July 2 that the defendants had trespassed overnight in the building before making the climb.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of trespassed

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The bridge — which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — was named after legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe who played for the Detroit Red Wings, symbolizing the longstanding relationship between the two countries.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Wallack’s critique was echoed by former Beach Commissioner Saul Gross, a real estate investor who has played a significant role in Art Deco district preservation and whose Streamline Properties is on Washington.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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