Synonyms of jerry-rigged

jerry-rigged

adjective

ˈjer-ē-ˌrigd 

as in clumsy

hastily or roughly constructed

a jerry-rigged switch to keep the machine in operation until it can be repaired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clumsy
• crude
• rough
• rude
• flawed
• imperfect
• defective
• jury-rigged
• primitive
• rudimentary
• rough-and-ready
• unfinished
• jerry-built
• rough-and-tumble
• artless
• unrefined
• rough-hewn
• amateur
• faulty
• imprecise
• inexact
• inartistic
• amateurish
• unpolished
• unskilled
• unprofessional
• unworked
• undressed
• inexpert
• unskillful
• unshaped
• unshapen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perfect
• refined
• finished
• polished
• meticulous
• neat
• expert
• flawless
• sophisticated
• well-done
• skillful
• adept
• artistic
• masterful
• perfected
• masterly
• artful
• precise
• faultless
• exact
• adroit
• workmanlike
• practiced
• dexterous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jerry-rigged

Over the years, a hot tub Soldner jerry-rigged on the grounds has become a metaphor for what the place was like in the early days. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

A lot of what can and should be built are bespoke products in their own right that would otherwise have been jerry-rigged from external companies. — Naveen Zutshi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Lenovo's software has also matured, so switching between games feels more like playing a game console and less like a laptop jerry-rigged into a handheld. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025

This repurposing reflects how biological evolution is jerry-rigged, making use of what’s available. — Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025

Ali Al-Ahmed, a dissident Saudi scholar who kept in touch with Sahar, sent me a photograph of an apparatus that the sisters had jerry-rigged to distill fresh water from the sea, and one of a copper hook for catching fish and crabs. — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024