TAMPERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

tampered

verb

past tense of tamper

as in fooled

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Chiefs-Seahawks game prediction Don’t be fooled be the records.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
As temperatures drop in the fall, aphids, like other garden pests, are less active, but don’t be fooled by appearances.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fooled

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Her thumbs fiddled, and her eyebrows rose as Castillo excoriated government spending on undocumented immigrants.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
But what does some scientist know about eating fruit, of all things, when your hamstring feels like it’s being fiddled by Satan?

— Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026

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The day after Israel's modern independence, the armies of Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, with a Saudi contingent in tow, invaded.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of invaded

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The buzzer sounded and Banchero encroached on Johnson’s space before Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu tried to break them apart.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
However, the brand’s initial dominance has gradually waned, according to insiders, as competing brands have encroached on Fenty Beauty’s market share.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of encroached

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The incident follows years of legal disputes over the pipeline, including a court ruling that Enbridge trespassed on tribal land.

— Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of trespassed

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Husted played college football as a cornerback for the University of Dayton.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
But that doesn’t tell the full story either, as Seattle has played part of the season with backup Drew Lock and hasn’t yet lost by more than three points.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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