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tinkered (with)

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past tense of tinker (with)

Synonyms of tinkered (with)

to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously

the computer hasn't worked properly ever since our son tinkered with it

Synonyms for tinkered (with)

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

Words Related to tinkered (with)

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

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

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

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