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Synonyms & Antonyms of jerk
(Entry 1 of 2)
- his constant rudeness and insensitivity made everyone think he was a real jerk
Synonyms for jerk
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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- guided the rowboat with a jerk of the rope
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jerk
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of jerk (Entry 2 of 2)
- I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit
- jerked the leash to get the dog's attention
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- you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident
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- the car jerked with every shift of the gear
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The first known use of jerk was in 1575
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