JURY-RIGGING Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

jury-rigging

verb

present participle of jury-rig

as in patching (together)

to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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Recent Examples of jury-rigging For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date. —

Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025

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throwing up

Verb

Inside the bathroom on the 26th floor of a Manhattan federal courthouse, Lindsey Acree was throwing up into a gold trash can.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026