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jerk
Synonyms and Antonyms of jerk
- his constant rudeness and insensitivity made everyone think he was a real 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
barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage
lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch
booby, doofus [slang], fool, jackass, nincompoop, ninny, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, schmo (or schmoe) [slang]
airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dink [slang], dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey
- guided the rowboat with a jerk of the rope
jerk
Synonyms and Antonyms of jerk
- I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit
- jerked the leash to get the dog's attention
- you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident
- the car jerked with every shift of the gear
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