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
• customizing
• shaping
• tailoring
• regulating
• fine-tuning
• readjusting
• tuning
• phasing
• rigging
• redesigning
• putting
• conditioning
• fiddling (with)
• modeling
• fashioning
• doctoring
• acclimating
• correcting
• matching
• registering
• conforming
• fitting
• suiting
• gearing
• establishing
• accommodating
• acclimatizing
• harmonizing
• rooting
• attuning
• readapting
• squaring
• revising
• patterning
• transforming
• orienting
• reworking
• familiarizing
• priming
• equipping
• remodeling
• redoing
• revamping
• remaking
• orientating
• 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

Bristol Myers Squibb, meanwhile, brought in $10 billion from nivolumab, which works similarly to pembrolizumab in tweaking the immune system. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Without clear boundaries and an agentic architecture, cognitive load skyrockets and employees waste energy guessing what AI should handle and tweaking inputs manually. — Khadim Batti, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Lifeson was tweaking those sounds all through the rehearsals, and Lee didn’t always love the 30-minute delays that could result. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

The real fun, though, comes in tweaking the system to unlock its full potential. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

The author of the report said for marketers, the update is less about tweaking a bid setting and more about revisiting what the target is supposed to represent. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Rather than tweaking one that already exists, the researchers tasked the system to write the virus's entire genetic code from nothing. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

By tweaking its settings, researchers can make a model upbeat or negative, honest or sycophantic. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

And studies have shown that Chinese AI censorship can be undone by tweaking the open-weight models. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026