Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Fiddle with is an antonym for break.
Fiddle with
Fiddle with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Both terms in one sentence
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If you try to fiddle with the air conditioner that has a large white paper with "DO NOT TOUCH" on it, it'll break and they'll call you out on it for that as well, complaining about Indian summers.
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Fiddle with and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fiddle_with
Break & Fiddle with. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fiddle_with>.
Fiddle with or Break. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/fiddle_with.
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