jerk

The word “jerk” has 1 syllable: jerk

It's pronounced as /dʒɜrk/

What is synonym and antonym for jerk?

In the thesaurus, “jerk” has 201 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for jerk

Neanderthal
agitate
airhead
barbarian
bastard
beast
beat
birdbrain
bleeder
blighter
blockhead
booby
boor
bounce
bounder
brat
brute
buck
bucket
bugger
bump
buzzard
cad
caveman
chatter
chuff
churl
clown
convulse
creep
cretin
crud
crumb
cur
dance
dink
dirtbag
dodder
dog
dolt
doofus
dope
dork
drag
draw
dunce
dweeb
fiddle
fidget
fink
flick
flicker
fling
flip
flit
flop
fluctuate
flutter
fool
goon
grab
half-wit
haul
heel
hitch
hoick
hook
hound
hurtle
idiot
imbecile
insolent
jackass
jig
jiggle
jog
joggle
joker
jolt
jounce
judder
loudmouth
louse
lout
lowlife
lug
lurch
miscreant
moron
nerd
nincompoop
ninny
nit
nitwit
nuisance
numskull
nut
oaf
oscillate
pace
palpitate
pest
pill
pit-a-pat
pitch
pitter-patter
pluck
pull
pulsate
pulse
quake
quaver
quiver
rascal
rat
rat fink
reptile
rip
rock
rogue
rotter
roughneck
savage
scab
scamp
schmo
schmoe
schmuck
scoundrel
scum
scumbag
scuzzball
seize
shake
shiver
shrug
shudder
skunk
sleaze
sleazebag
sleazeball
slime
slimeball
sling
slob
snag
snake
snatch
snip
snob
snoot
snot
so-and-so
sod
son of a gun
squiggle
squirm
stagger
stinkard
stinker
sway
swine
swing
tear
thrash
thresh
thrill
throb
throw
thrust
toad
toss
tow
tremble
tug
turkey
tweak
twist
twit
twitch
twitter
undulate
varmint
vellicate
vermin
vibrate
villain
vulgarian
wabble
wave
waver
whisk
wiggle
wobble
wrench
wrest
wretch
wriggle
wring
writhe
yank

Antonyms for jerk

angel
be still
brain
gentleman
heave
hero
heroine
idol
lady
push
relax
rest
role model
saint
shove
still
thrust
unwind

Meanings of jerk

noun
1. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
2. A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
3. A dull or stupid person.
4. A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.
5. The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
6. A soda jerk.
7. A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
8. A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
9. Meat cured by jerking; charqui.
verb
1. To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
2. To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
3. To masturbate.
4. To beat, to hit.
5. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
6. (usually transitive) To lift using a jerk.
7. To flout with contempt.
8. To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.

Example Sentences

Jerk the rope gently to tighten the knot.
He gave the door a hard jerk to open it.
Don't be such a jerk, show some consideration for others.
The sudden jerk of the car startled the passengers.
She felt a sharp jerk as the fishing line snagged on something underwater.

On this page you'll find 219 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jerk, such as: Neanderthal, agitate, airhead, angel, barbarian, bastard, be still.

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