Synonyms of jury-rigged

jury-rigged 1 of 2

adjective

as in clumsy

hastily or roughly constructed

a jury-rigged system for supplying the town's water while the main pumping station is being repaired

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

jury-rigged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of jury-rig

as in patched (together)

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patched (together)
• knocked together
• cobbled (together or up)
• threw together
• threw up
• dashed (off)
• jerry-built

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crafted
• fashioned
• forged
• handcrafted
• pounded (out)
• hammered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jury-rigged

Verb

On the wooden battlements of Tumbleton — designed to look like they were jury-rigged by Ormund’s army — the episode’s director, Andrij Parekh, is going through footage where Roddy’s crew breaks through the town’s defensive walls. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Young people today have a real hunger for interesting, honest stuff that doesn’t feel jury-rigged to make a ton of money. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

The trade between the periphery and the core was jury-rigged to favor the latter. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025