tamper Antonyms
Meaning of tamper
tamper (n)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tamper (v)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper (n.)
One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.
An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
tamper (v. i.)
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
tamper Sentence Examples
- The authorities suspected that someone had tampered with the evidence at the crime scene.
- The food inspector confiscated the shipment after discovering traces of chemicals that could have been tampered with.
- The doctor warned the patient not to tamper with the medication's dosage.
- The integrity of the data was compromised when a malicious actor tampered with the database.
- The jury believed that the witness had tampered with his testimony to support the prosecution.
- The lock on the door had been tampered with, suggesting that someone had broken into the house.
- The engineer suspected that the engine failure was caused by someone who had tampered with its components.
- The police found evidence that someone had tampered with the voting machine, altering the election results.
- The company recalled all its products after it was discovered that a third-party supplier had tampered with some of them.
- The investigator was suspicious that the suspect had tampered with the fingerprints found on the murder weapon.
FAQs About the word tamper
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.), play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or
monkey, trespass, infringe, encroach, interfere, intervene, play,fool, invade, fiddle
avoid, avoid, eschew, disregard, neglect, overlook, neglect,ignore, disregard, shun
The authorities suspected that someone had tampered with the evidence at the crime scene.
The food inspector confiscated the shipment after discovering traces of chemicals that could have been tampered with.
The doctor warned the patient not to tamper with the medication's dosage.
The integrity of the data was compromised when a malicious actor tampered with the database.
