| 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: | corruption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dishonesty |
Synonyms: |
breach of trust, bribery, bribing, crime, crookedness, demoralization, exploitation, extortion, fiddling, fraud, fraudulency, graft, jobbery, malfeasance, misrepresentation, nepotism, on the take, payoff, payola, profiteering, racket, shadiness, shady deal, shuffle, skimming, squeeze*, unscrupulousness, venality |
Antonyms: |
decency, honesty, honor, truthfulness, wholesomeness |
| 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: | 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 |