Synonyms of jig

jig 1 of 2

noun

ˈjig 

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

okay, buster, the jig is up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruse
• scheme
• trick
• device
• sleight of hand
• stratagem
• gambit
• ploy
• fetch
• knack
• dodge
• wile
• bluff
• gimmick
• play
• sleight
• flimflam
• deception
• juggle
• artifice
• shenanigan
• hoax
• feint
• trickery
• cunning
• chicanery
• gaff
• duplicity
• subterfuge
• end run
• jugglery
• cheating
• swindling
• swindle
• fakery
• skulduggery
• smoke screen
• craft
• blind
• legerdemain
• front
• fraud
• sham
• crookery
• cozenage
• dupery

jig

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verb

as in to fidget

to make jerky or restless movements

the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fidget
• twitch
• jerk
• toss
• fiddle
• squirm
• twist
• wiggle
• writhe
• jiggle
• shake
• wriggle
• tremble
• shiver
• thresh
• thrash
• flutter
• squiggle
• quiver
• flit
• shudder
• quake
• pace
• twitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• relax
• calm (down)
• unwind
• still

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jig

Noun

The judgment came out of the cooper's hands and went into the jig, the gauge, the sequence, the stopwatch. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Participants can check out power drills, jig saws, wrenches and pickaxes. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Notably, as Eric and Carol were chatting to Sara, BBC Studios was re-jigging its APAC division in order to bring Australia and Asia under one roof. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025