" messing "

1: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  butting in,

•  interfering,

•  interloping,

•  intermeddling,

•  intruding,

•  meddling,

•  mucking (about or around),

•  nosing,

•  obtruding,

•  poking,

•  prying,

•  snooping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  butt in,

•  interfere,

•  interlope,

•  intermeddle,

•  intrude,

•  meddle,

•  muck (about or around),

•  nose,

•  obtrude,

•  poke,

•  pry,

•  snoop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way;

  * e.g., " ... messed up the drawing and had to start over "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow,

•  bobble,

•  boggle,

•  bollix (up),

•  boot,

•  botch,

•  bugger (up),

•  bumble,

•  bungle,

•  butcher,

•  dub,

•  flub,

•  fluff,

•  foozle,

•  foul up,

•  fumble,

•  goof (up),

•  louse up,

•  mangle,

•  muck up,

•  muff,

•  murder,

•  screw up

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrange,

•  array,

•  dispose,

•  draw up,

•  marshal,

•  order,

•  organize,

•  range,

•  regulate,

•  straighten (up),

•  tidy

2: to undo the proper order or arrangement of;

  * e.g., " ... a nap had messed up her hair and she looked a sight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confuse,

•  derange,

•  disarrange,

•  disarray,

•  discompose,

•  dishevel,

•  disjoint,

•  dislocate,

•  disorder,

•  disorganize,

•  disrupt,

•  disturb,

•  hash,

•  jumble,

•  mix (up),

•  muddle,

•  muss,

•  rumple,

•  scramble,

•  shuffle,

•  tousle,

•  tumble,

•  upset

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to make a mistake;

  * e.g., " ... if anyone messes up even once while we're recording, we have to start all over again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blunder,

•  boob,

•  err,

•  flub,

•  fluff,

•  foul up,

•  fumble,

•  goof (up),

•  louse up,

•  screw up,

•  slip up,

•  stumble,

•  trip

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with the buttons on the camera "

•  Synonyms : 

•  diddle (with),

•  fiddle (with),

•  fool (with),

•  monkey (with),

•  play (with),

•  tamper (with),

•  tinker (with),

•  toy (with),

•  twiddle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... spent the vacation day just messing around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodling,

•  fiddling (around),

•  fooling around,

•  fribbling,

•  goofing (around),

•  hanging about,

•  kicking around,

•  monkeying (around),

•  playing,

•  pottering (around),

•  puttering (around),

•  trifling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun;

  * e.g., " ... a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coquetting,

•  dallying,

•  flirting,

•  frivoling,

•  toying,

•  trifling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associating,

•  chumming,

•  companying,

•  consociating,

•  consorting,

•  fraternizing,

•  hanging (around or out),

•  hobnobbing,

•  hooking up,

•  palling (around),

•  running,

•  sorting,

•  traveling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;

  * e.g., " ... her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abusing,

•  brutalizing,

•  bullying,

•  ill-treating,

•  ill-using,

•  kicking around,

•  maltreating,

•  manhandling,

•  mishandling,

•  mistreating,

•  misusing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... spent the vacation day just messing around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodle,

•  fiddle (around),

•  fool around,

•  fribble,

•  goof (around),

•  hang about,

•  kick around,

•  monkey (around),

•  play,

•  potter (around),

•  putter (around),

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun;

  * e.g., " ... a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coquet,

•  dally,

•  flirt,

•  frivol,

•  toy,

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associate,

•  chum,

•  company,

•  consociate,

•  consort,

•  fraternize,

•  hang (around or out),

•  hobnob,

•  hook up,

•  pal (around),

•  run,

•  sort,

•  travel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;

  * e.g., " ... her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  brutalize,

•  bully,

•  ill-treat,

•  ill-use,

•  kick around,

•  maltreat,

•  manhandle,

•  mishandle,

•  mistreat,

•  misuse

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)