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

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

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