Antonyms for fiddle
ˈfɪd lfid·dle

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1. fiddlenoun

   Synonyms:
   violin

2. fiddlenoun

   To play aimlessly.

   You're fiddling your life away.

   Synonyms:
   violin

3. fiddlenoun

   To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.

   That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.

   Synonyms:
   violin, fudge

4. fiddlenoun

   To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.

   Synonyms:
   violin

5. fiddlenoun

   On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)

   Synonyms:
   violin

Matched Categories

1. • Avoid
   • Embezzle
   • Manipulate
   • Music
   • Play

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1. violin, fiddleverb

   bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

   Synonyms:
   violin

2. fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrickverb

   avoid (one's assigned duties)

   "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

   Synonyms:
   monkey, shirk, con, play, rook, tinker, bunco, swindle, shrink from, toy, tamper, nobble, gyp, goldbrick, victimize, scam, hornswoggle, diddle, gip, short-change, defraud, mulct

3. fiddleverb

   commit fraud and steal from one's employer

   "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

   Synonyms:
   play, monkey, shirk, goldbrick, tamper, shrink from, toy, diddle, tinker

4. fiddleverb

   play the violin or fiddle

   Synonyms:
   play, monkey, shirk, goldbrick, tamper, shrink from, toy, diddle, tinker

5. fiddleverb

   play on a violin

   "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

   Synonyms:
   play, monkey, shirk, goldbrick, tamper, shrink from, toy, diddle, tinker

6. toy, fiddle, diddle, playverb

   manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

   "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

   Synonyms:
   rook, swindle, bet, spiel, act, victimize, bring, gip, shirk, goldbrick, tamper, wager, run, con, flirt, trifle, diddle, monkey, meet, tinker, gyp, roleplay, dally, act as, toy, playact, encounter, make for, defraud, hornswoggle, play, represent, nobble, bunco, short-change, recreate, work, take on, scam, wreak, mulct, shrink from

7. tamper, fiddle, monkeyverb

   play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

   "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"

   Synonyms:
   shrink from, shirk, muck about, monkey, goldbrick, potter, play, monkey around, tinker, muck around, putter, toy, tamper, meddle, mess around, diddle

8. tinker, fiddleverb

   try to fix or mend

   "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

   Synonyms:
   play, shirk, muck around, goldbrick, monkey, shrink from, tinker, muck about, monkey around, putter, toy, mess around, diddle, potter, tamper

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1. fiddlenoun

   Synonyms:
   violin, kit

How to use fiddle in a sentence?

1. Ballyboy Comhaltas:

   We are truly devastated by the tragic passing of our amazing friend and musician Ashling Murphy. Words cannot describe how heartbroken we are to lose such a special young lady, far too early in her life, we are privileged to have had Ashling as a fiddle and tin whistle tutor within our branch. She had a warm and caring approach with her pupils and she inspired them to be the best they could be.

2. Md Khalequzzaman:

   The Sundarbans is too important an ecosystem to fiddle or experiment with.

3. Jeb Bush:

   Look, I just think he's uninformed. He knows what he's saying. He's smart. He's playing you guys like a fiddle, the press, by saying outrageous things and garnering attention. That's his strategy, is to dominate the news.

4. Author Unknown:

   To feel "fit as a fiddle" you must tone down your middle.

5. Billy Rowles:

   He played us like a fiddle, getting us to go over there and thinking were going to get the rest of the story.

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