What is another word for Tinkered?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪŋkəd] (IPA)

Tinkered is a word that means to make small changes or adjustments to something. Some synonyms for tinkered include fiddled, played with, adjusted, modified, tweaked, and tailored. When you tinker with something, you're usually trying to improve it in some way, whether it's fixing a small problem or making it work more efficiently. Other words that can be used interchangeably with tinkered include tampered, refined, worked-out, debugged, and mended. These words all express the idea of making small, incremental changes to something to fix problems or make small improvements. Whether you're tinkering with a machine or tinkering with your life, the goal is always to make things better.

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What are the hypernyms for Tinkered?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tinkered

For the whole of that short day the engineers Tinkered at the damage, knowing that the lives of all on board might depend on their success ere nightfall.
"Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North"
Fullerton Waldo
For a few minutes Rick Tinkered with his camera equipment, then he went back down to the library and searched the shelves for something to read.
"The Electronic Mind Reader"
John Blaine
"The ship seems to have been in bad shape, probably abandoned on Skathi as junk a century ago and Tinkered up by the locals.
"Space Viking"
Henry Beam Piper

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