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Synonyms for jerk around

  • verb

Most common

mess around fool around mislead mistreat

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Dick around — to act foolishly

mess around, fool around, fuck around vulgar slang, dick around vulgar slang, screw around slang

2. Mislead — to cheat or treat unfairly

mislead, mistreat, misdirect

Other

yank around informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cheat or treat unfairly.

    Near-synonyms: mislead, misdirect, mistreat; (vulgar) dick around

  2. v. 2

    To act foolishly.

Example sentences

  • mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
  • mistreat Adriano continued to mistreat Rima.

By length

7 letters
mislead2
8 letters
mistreat2
9 letters
misdirect3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mislead2 = 2 syllables).