Synonyms of jerks

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noun

plural of jerk

1

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

his constant rudeness and insensitivity made everyone think he was a real jerk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastards
• clowns
• dogs
• creeps
• skunks
• skunk
• idiots
• morons
• jokers
• brutes
• snakes
• rats
• beasts
• villains
• buggers
• scumbags
• boors
• brats
• scums
• bounders
• dirtbags
• heels
• schmucks
• toads
• swine
• louses
• rotters
• cads
• reptiles
• pills
• louts
• stinkers
• nuisances
• vermin
• sleazes
• chuffs
• sons of guns
• bleeders
• fools
• cretins
• slimeballs
• sleazeballs
• stinkards
• varmints
• sleazebags
• cruds
• curs
• barbarians
• buzzards
• nerds
• slimes
• blighters
• sods
• finks
• churls
• slobs
• so-and-sos
• scuzzballs
• hounds
• savages
• rat finks
• nuts
• crumbs
• loudmouths
• so-and-so's
• scoundrels
• wretches
• vulgarians
• lowlifes
• rogues
• roughnecks
• imbeciles
• scabs
• lowlives
• cavemen
• dolts
• dopes
• miscreants
• blockheads
• jackasses
• boobies
• snobs
• rascals
• ninnies
• airheads
• goons
• scamps
• schmoes
• Neanderthals
• doofuses
• snots
• nincompoops
• dorks
• dinks
• dufuses
• dweebs
• half-wits
• nitwits
• turkeys
• pests
• snips
• birdbrains
• nits
• insolents
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• role models
• idols
• heroines
• saints
• angels

2

as in tugs

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

guided the rowboat with a jerk of the rope

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tugs
• pulls
• yanks
• wrenches
• hauls
• draws
• plucks
• twitches
• tows
• grabs
• hitches
• snatches
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• thrusts
• heaves
• shoves

jerks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jerk

1

as in yanks

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit

jerked the leash to get the dog's attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanks
• twitches
• lurches
• pulls
• tugs
• shakes
• jolts
• grabs
• hitches
• bucks
• bumps
• hoicks
• tears
• snatches
• drags
• jiggles
• rips
• jogs
• staggers
• plucks
• jounces
• lugs
• joggles
• wrenches
• jigs
• tweaks
• snaps (up)
• pitches
• wrings
• wrests

2

as in twitches

to make jerky or restless movements

you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twitches
• fidgets
• tosses
• squirms
• fiddles
• twists
• wiggles
• shakes
• trembles
• shivers
• writhes
• jiggles
• threshes
• wriggles
• thrashes
• quivers
• shudders
• flutters
• jigs
• squiggles
• flits
• quakes
• paces
• twitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• relaxes
• calms (down)
• unwinds
• stills

3

as in shakes

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the car jerked with every shift of the gear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• shudders
• vibrates
• quivers
• twitches
• trembles
• shivers
• wobbles
• jolts
• jiggles
• wabbles
• convulses
• sways
• judders
• buckets
• jounces
• joggles
• quakes
• agitates
• swings
• rocks
• waves
• flickers
• throbs
• chatters
• flutters
• thrills
• quavers
• wavers
• dodders
• fluctuates
• pulses
• undulates
• oscillates
• pulsates
• palpitates
• pitter-patters
• beats
• pit-a-pats