Antonyms for tamper
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tam-per |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæm pər |
Definition of tamper
Origin :- 1560s, figurative use of tamper "to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly," probably originally a variant of temper (v.), which is how it was initially spelled. Perhaps it is a dialectal workmen's pronunciation. Related: Tampered; tampering.
- verb interfere, alter
- verb bribe
- He might write the songs of rebellion, but he was little likely to tamper with treason itself.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- There was something in the hearts of his people with which he dare not tamper.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- "They will try to tamper with him," the doctor suggested, thoughtfully.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- When your Southern statesmen have tried to tamper with her, they have found her true.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
- To me they are sacred institutions, and I should never dare to tamper with them.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 » by Various
- Furthermore, in the words of Oscar Wilde, who am I to tamper with a work of genius.
- Extract from : « The Ideal » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
- Ryder no sooner got out of her sight than she proceeded to tamper with the letter.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various
- Perhaps it was not right to tamper with the powers of darkness.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- "Not allowed to tamper with other companies' robots," Wynn said.
- Extract from : « The Love of Frank Nineteen » by David Carpenter Knight
- I will not allow any stranger to tamper with our Silver Spider!
- Extract from : « The Golden Face » by William Le Queux
Synonyms for tamper
- busybody
- butt in
- buy
- buy off
- change
- cook
- corrupt
- cut
- damage
- destroy
- diversify
- doctor
- fiddle with
- fix
- fool
- get to
- have
- horn in
- influence
- interlope
- interpose
- intrude
- irrigate
- lubricate
- manipulate
- meddle
- mess around with
- monkey around
- muck about
- phony up
- plant
- poke nose into
- reach
- rig
- spike
- square
- tinker
- vary
- water
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