| Main Entry: | fiddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess with, tinker |
Synonyms: |
dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger, fool, handle, interfere, mess, mess around, monkey*, play, potter, puddle, putter, tamper, touch, toy, trifle, twiddle |
| Main Entry: | confound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
Synonyms: |
abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, befog, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discombobulate, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, metagrobolize, misidentify, mix, mix up, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, screw up, startle, surprise, throw* |
Antonyms: |
clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain, make clear, relate |
| Main Entry: | fidget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move restlessly |
Synonyms: |
be antsy, be hyper, be nervous, be on pins and needles, be spooked, be wired, bustle, chafe, fiddle, fret, fuss, hitch, jiggle, jitter, joggle, jump, play, squirm, stir, toss, trifle, twiddle, twitch, wiggle, worry |
Antonyms: |
be still, relax, rest |
| Main Entry: | finger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch lightly |
Synonyms: |
feel, fiddle, grope, handle, manipulate, maul, meddle, palpate, paw, play with, thumb, toy with |
Antonyms: |
manhandle |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manipulate, influence an event |
Synonyms: |
bribe, buy, buy off, corrupt, fiddle, have, lubricate, maneuver, pull strings, reach, square, suborn, tamper with |
Antonyms: |
play fair |
| Main Entry: | imposture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fraud, trick |
Synonyms: |
artifice, cheat, con, copy, counterfeit, deceit, deception, fabrication, fake, feint, fiddle, flimflam, forgery, gambit, hoax, hocus-pocus, illusion, imitation, impersonation, imposition, make-believe, maneuver, masquerade, phony, ploy, pretense, pretension, put-on, quackery, ruse, sell*, sham, sleight, spoof, stratagem, swindle, wile |
Antonyms: |
honesty, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce music |
Synonyms: |
blow, bow, drum, execute, fiddle, fidget, finger, operate, pedal, perform, render, tickle, work |
Antonyms: |
listen |
| Main Entry: | putter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dawdle |
Synonyms: |
doodle, fiddle, fritter, goof around, loiter, mess, mess around, niggle, poke*, potter, puddle, shuffle around, tinker |
Antonyms: |
execute |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, deceive |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat*, bilk, con, cozen, defraud, do*, dupe, fiddle, flimflam, gull, hoodwink, pull a fast one, swindle, take for a ride, trick |
Antonyms: |
be honest |
| Main Entry: | toy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play with |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, coquet, cosset, dally, dandle, fiddle, flirt, fool, fool around, jest, lead on, mess around, pet, play, play around, play games, sport, string along, tease, trifle, wanton |
Antonyms: |
work |