monkeyed
Messed with things
Monkeyed is the past tense of monkey, used almost exclusively in the phrase monkeyed around or monkeyed with.
To monkey around is to behave playfully or waste time.
To monkey with something is to tamper or tinker with it, often carelessly: Someone had monkeyed with the thermostat.
Adjusted without expertise
- fiddledToyed idly with
- meddledInterfered without invitation
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- fooledLed to believe falsely
messed · futzing · adjusted · tweaked · altered · manipulated · sabotaged · rigged
Imitated closely
- mimickedCopied another's actions
- copiedReproduced from original
- parrotedRepeated without comprehension
- echoedReflected sound waves
emulated · mirrored · replicated · impersonated · mocked · simulated · parodied · caricatured
tinkered
Adjusted without expertise
- fiddledToyed idly with
- meddledInterfered without invitation
- interferedObstructed or meddled
fooled · messed · futzing · adjusted · tweaked · altered · manipulated · sabotaged · rigged · doctored
aped
Imitated closely
- mimickedCopied another's actions
- copiedReproduced from original
- parrotedRepeated without comprehension
echoed · emulated · mirrored · replicated · impersonated · mocked · simulated · parodied · caricatured · lampooned
clowned
Acted absurdly for laughs
cavorted · capered · larked · skylarked · goofed · fooled · jested · gamboled · antic · pranked
monkeyedapplied oneself
Devoted effort to something
labored · toiled · studied · concentrated · focused
- monkey barsOverhead playground climbing structure
- monkey businessDeceitful or frivolous conduct
- monkey aroundBehave playfully, unseriously
- monkeying aroundBehaving in frivolous mischief
- monkey suitInformal term for formalwear
- monkey wrenchTool with sliding jaw