Mess
Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.
Tamper with and mess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tamper with" instead a verb "Mess".
Tamper with
Tamper with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Usage example: someone has tampered with my computer files
Mess and tamper with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mess" instead a verb "Tamper with".
Both terms in one sentence
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The Fifth Column plans to tamper with the DNA of live-aboards-to-be so that their genes mess up the whole V DNA reserve.
Source: Series / V (2009) - Tamper with Chicago, mess with the defenseless, threaten his friends, and he goes from one mode to another in a heartbeat.
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Though most of these cases are entirely avoidable unless you deliberately mess around with cheats/hacks or tamper with files.
Source: Videogame / The Sims 2
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Tamper with and Mess. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/tamper_with
Mess & Tamper with. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/tamper_with>.
Tamper with or Mess. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/tamper_with.
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