Synonyms for fiddle

verb

• manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
• play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
• try to fix or mend
• avoid (one's assigned duties)
• commit fraud and steal from one's employer
• play on a violin
• play the violin or fiddle

noun

• bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow