Synonyms of tweaking

tweaking

verb

present participle of tweak

1

as in twitching

to grasp and move with a small forceful motion

Hey, you tweaked my nose!

Related Words

• twitching
• pinching
• shaking
• pulling
• yanking
• grabbing
• taking
• ripping
• bumping
• tugging
• squeezing
• jerking
• twisting
• jolting
• bucking
• crimping
• plucking
• hitching
• nipping
• grasping
• holding
• hoicking
• dragging
• jiggling
• gripping
• clutching
• jigging
• clasping
• tearing
• jogging
• snatching
• lugging
• wrenching
• wringing
• snapping (up)
• wresting
• joggling
• pitching
• jouncing

Dissimilar Words

• dropping
• releasing
• freeing
• loosening
• springing
• loosing

2

as in adjusting

to make small adjustments to

You can tweak the settings to customize the display.

He spent considerable time tweaking the recipe.

Related Words

• adjusting
• editing
• modifying
• adapting
• altering
• preparing
• shaping
• customizing
• tailoring
• regulating
• fine-tuning
• readjusting
• phasing
• rigging
• tuning
• putting
• conditioning
• fiddling (with)
• redesigning
• fashioning
• modeling
• doctoring
• acclimating
• correcting
• matching
• registering
• conforming
• fitting
• suiting
• gearing
• establishing
• accommodating
• acclimatizing
• harmonizing
• rooting
• attuning
• readapting
• squaring
• revising
• patterning
• orienting
• transforming
• reworking
• familiarizing
• priming
• equipping
• remodeling
• redoing
• revamping
• orientating
• remaking
• recasting
• rehearsing
• reengineering
• acquainting
• converting
• reinventing
• hardening
• toughening
• refashioning
• refocusing
• recycling
• settling
• refitting
• rejiggering
• seasoning
• redeveloping
• reclaiming
• inuring
• accustoming
• habituating
• bending
• making over
• refiguring
• readying
• naturalizing
• habilitating

Dissimilar Words

• misadjusting

3

as in mocking

to make (someone or something) the object of criticism, amusement, or laughter

They're always tweaking me about my northern accent.

Related Words

• mocking
• teasing
• scouting
• ridiculing
• laughing (at)
• deriding
• jeering
• kidding
• gibing
• poking fun at
• skewering
• sneering (at)
• shooting down
• scoffing (at)
• quizzing
• targeting
• disparaging
• taunting
• belittling
• decrying
• scorning
• razzing
• harassing
• bugging
• ribbing
• poohing
• riding
• pestering
• tormenting
• jiving
• twitting
• mimicking
• pooh-poohing
• rallying
• hassling
• bad-mouthing
• chaffing
• harrying
• ragging
• heckling
• baiting
• aping
• needling
• satirizing
• imitating
• parodying
• caricaturing
• joshing
• putting down
• taking off (on)
• burlesquing
• lampooning
• pillorying
• parroting
• travestying
• catcalling
• making fun of
• barracking
• ragging on
• making sport of

Dissimilar Words

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• sanctioning
• applauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tweaking

Critics argue that tweaking a couple of provisions in the pending airport use and lease agreement could go a long way in encouraging competition, thereby reining in prices. — Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

The amendment also allows courts to revise ballot summaries that are deemed misleading and prohibits the General Assembly from tweaking the initiative petition process. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

If Lazarus seemed to be tweaking his contemporary, well, Murdoch kind of started it. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Someone on the team is tweaking a workflow with a language model and calling it AI adoption. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Since the formula was already settled, Chody spent her days in the lab comparing colors and ever so slightly tweaking the shade—less shimmer here, more bronze there. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026

The center spent weeks tweaking the design on his iPad, sending Porter updated ideas for the final product, before finally wear-testing his shoe for the first time. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

As Handler reports it, Big Candy has been tweaking the ingredients and additives in its chocolate for years. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

The results are often compared to pricier dedicated mirrorless digital cameras, delivered without the fuss of tweaking exposure or heavy post-processing. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026