jerks

The word “jerks” has 1 syllable: jerks

It's pronounced as /dʒɜrks/

What is synonym and antonym for jerks?

In the thesaurus, “jerks” has 183 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for jerks

Neanderthals
agitates
airheads
barbarians
bastards
beasts
beats
birdbrains
bleeders
blighters
blockheads
boobies
boors
bounders
brats
brutes
buckets
bucks
buggers
bumps
buzzards
cads
cavemen
chatters
chuffs
churls
clowns
convulses
creeps
cretins
cruds
crumbs
curs
dinks
dirtbags
dodders
dogs
dolts
doofuses
dopes
dorks
drags
draws
dufuses
dweebs
fiddles
fidgets
finks
flickers
flits
fluctuates
flutters
fools
goons
grabs
half-wits
hauls
heels
hitches
hoicks
hounds
idiots
imbeciles
insolents
jackasses
jiggles
jigs
joggles
jogs
jokers
jolts
jounces
judders
loudmouths
louses
louts
lowlifes
lowlives
lugs
lurches
miscreants
morons
nerds
nincompoops
ninnies
nits
nitwits
nuisances
nuts
oscillates
paces
palpitates
pests
pills
pit-a-pats
pitches
pitter-patters
plucks
pulls
pulsates
pulses
quakes
quavers
quivers
rascals
rat finks
rats
reptiles
rips
rocks
rogues
rotters
roughnecks
savages
scabs
scamps
schmoes
schmucks
scoundrels
scumbags
scums
scuzzballs
shakes
shivers
shudders
skunk
skunks
sleazebags
sleazeballs
sleazes
slimeballs
slimes
slobs
snakes
snatches
snips
snobs
snoots
snots
so-and-sos
sods
sons of guns
squiggles
squirms
staggers
stinkards
stinkers
sways
swine
swings
tears
thrashes
threshes
thrills
throbs
toads
tosses
tows
trembles
tugs
turkeys
tweaks
twists
twitches
twitters
undulates
varmints
vermin
vibrates
villains
vulgarians
wabbles
wavers
waves
wiggles
wobbles
wrenches
wrests
wretches
wriggles
wrings
writhes
yanks

Antonyms for jerks

angels
gentlemen
heaves
heroes
heroines
idols
ladies
pushes
relaxes
rests
role models
saints
shoves
stills
thrusts
unwinds

Meanings of jerks

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.
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

Jerks in the elevator made the ride uncomfortable for everyone.
She yanked the leash to control the dog's sudden jerks.
Some people just can't resist being jerks on social media.
The car's engine had occasional jerks while idling.
The sudden jerks of the boat made them lose their balance.

On this page you'll find 199 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jerks, such as: Neanderthals, agitates, airheads, angels, barbarians, bastards, beasts.

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