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Antonyms for tinker
ˈtɪŋ kərtin·ker
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tinker, tinkerernoun
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
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chub mackerel, tinkerer, fiddlertinkernoun
formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
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chub mackerel, tinkererchub mackerel, tinker, Scomber japonicusverb
small mackerel found nearly worldwide
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chub mackerel, tinkererputter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck aroundverb
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
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fiddle, muck around, monkey, muck about, monkey around, tamper, putter, potter around, mess around, putter around, pottertinkerverb
work as a tinker or tinkerer
Synonyms:
fiddle, muck around, monkey, muck about, monkey around, putter, mess around, pottertinker, 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, fiddle, shirk, muck around, goldbrick, monkey, shrink from, muck about, monkey around, putter, toy, mess around, diddle, potter, tamper
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leave alone
How to use tinker in a sentence?
Yes, there is freedom of speech established by [The Supreme Court decision] Tinker, but at least in my view, it's a hate crime because a group was targeted.
We have the technical sophistication of Tinker Toy’s protecting the IoT microcosms of America’s health sector organizations.
It depends on the individual, if it turns into a distraction more than mindfulness, accountability or behavioral support, then you just want to rework things. You can kind of tinker with things until you find what works.
There is a need to look at the PIB as it was submitted to the sixth assembly and try and tinker with that a bit, there are all kinds of issues ... one of those is whether we need to yank out the fiscal terms and develop them into a different law relying on existing fiscal laws and amend those.
And it will not protect you from being monitored by your ISP, marketers, and even the government if they decide to spy on you, we believe that the question should be...about Google’s ability and willingness to provide people with tools to actually rule over their privacy. With Google all around us, it is next to impossible for anyone to figure out which Chrome browser, Google account or Android phone privacy settings one needs to tinker [with] to achieve [that] goal.
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