fiddles

The word “fiddles” has 2 syllables: fid-dles

It's pronounced as /ˈfɪdlz/


What is synonym and antonym for fiddles?

In the thesaurus, “fiddles” has 112 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fiddles along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fiddles

Antonyms for fiddles

  • relaxes
  • rests
  • stills
  • unwinds

Meanings of fiddles

  • noun
    1. Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
    2. A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
    3. An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
    4. A fraud; a scam.
    5. On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail).
  • verb
    1. To play aimlessly.
    2. To adjust or manipulate for deception or fraud.
    3. To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
    4. To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.

Example Sentences

  • The musician collects rare fiddles from around the world.
  • Several fiddles were displayed in the museum.
  • The band uses both guitars and fiddles in their songs.
  • Old fiddles often have a unique and rich sound.
  • The shop repairs broken fiddles for local players.

On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fiddles, such as: Ponzi schemes, bamboozles, beats, betrays, bilks, bitches, bleeds.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gaffs

jerks

jiggles

jigs

  • artifices
  • blinds
  • bluffs
  • chicaneries
  • cozenages
  • crafts
  • crookeries
  • cunnings
  • deceptions
  • devices
  • dodges
  • duperies
  • duplicities
  • end runs
  • fakeries
  • feints
  • fetches
  • fiddles
  • fidgets
  • flimflams
  • flits
  • flutters
  • frauds
  • fronts
  • gaffs
  • gambits
  • gimmicks
  • hoaxes
  • jerks
  • jiggles
  • juggleries
  • juggles
  • knacks
  • legerdemains
  • paces
  • plays
  • ploys
  • quakes
  • quivers
  • ruses
  • schemes
  • shakes
  • shams
  • shenanigans
  • shivers
  • shudders
  • skulduggeries
  • skullduggeries
  • sleights
  • sleights of hand
  • smoke screens
  • squiggles
  • squirms
  • stratagems
  • subterfuges
  • swindles
  • thrashes
  • threshes
  • tosses
  • trembles
  • trickeries
  • tricks
  • twists
  • twitches
  • twitters
  • wiggles
  • wiles
  • wriggles
  • writhes

obtrudes

  • butts in
  • encroaches
  • fiddles
  • fools
  • infringes
  • intercedes
  • interferes
  • interlopes
  • intermeddles
  • interposes
  • intervenes
  • intrudes
  • invades
  • meddles
  • messes
  • monkeys
  • noses
  • plays
  • pokes
  • pries
  • snoops
  • tampers
  • trespasses

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