tampered
Secretly altered something
Tampered is the past tense of tamper, meaning to interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
The word usually implies deliberate meddling that compromises integrity: Someone had tampered with the evidence, The lock showed signs of being tampered with.
Tampered often appears with "with" and carries connotations of sabotage or contamination.
Interfered without invitation
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- alteredChanged from before
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- modifiedChanged in some way
tinkered · fiddled · tweaked · rigged · sabotaged · compromised · corrupted · distorted
Changed from before
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
compromised · tainted · corrupted · planted · contaminated · manipulated · invalidated · chain of custody
Diluted with inferior substances
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- poisonedMade toxic intentionally
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- recalledBrought back mentally
sealed · packaging · safety seal · expiration · counterfeit · mislabeled · diluted · substituted
Deliberate disruption of operations
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- vandalismWillful property damage
felony · misdemeanor · criminal · prosecution · charges · investigation · intent · malicious
Believed possibly guilty
- allegedClaimed but unproven
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- apparentlyAs far as shown
- questionableOf uncertain validity
suspicious · doubt · investigation · inquiry · examined · scrutinized · detected · discovered
meddled
Interfered without invitation
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- alteredChanged from before
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
modified · tinkered · fiddled · tweaked · rigged · sabotaged · compromised · corrupted · distorted · interfered
altered
Changed from before
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- fabricatedInvented, not real
forged · compromised · tainted · corrupted · planted · contaminated · manipulated · invalidated · chain of custody · suppressed
adulterated
Diluted with inferior substances
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- poisonedMade toxic intentionally
- taintedContaminated, made impure
recalled · sealed · packaging · safety seal · expiration · counterfeit · mislabeled · diluted · substituted · FDA
sabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
vandalism · felony · misdemeanor · criminal · prosecution · charges · investigation · intent · malicious · willful
suspected
Believed possibly guilty
- allegedClaimed but unproven
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- apparentlyAs far as shown
questionable · suspicious · doubt · investigation · inquiry · examined · scrutinized · detected · discovered · uncovered
tampereduntampered
Not interfered with
untouched · unaltered · undisturbed · left alone · unmolested
- witness tamperingIllegally influencing trial observers
- vote tamperingIllegally altering electoral results
- jury tamperingIllegally influencing trial panelists
- evidence tamperingCorrupting material proof
- election tamperingIllegally altering voting outcomes
- tamper proofResistant to unauthorized changes
tamper, tampering, tampers, tamperer, tamperproof, untampered, tamper-evident