Synonyms for jerky
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Dopey
Other
choppy, unsteady, jittery, incoherent, arrhythmic, unconnected, saltatory, jerklike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
Example sentences
- foolish Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?
- dopey Tom often has a dopey expression on his face.
- choppy Her seasickness wasn't helped by the choppy sea.
- unsteady I drank too much and was unsteady on my feet.
By length
- 5 letters
- dopey2
- 6 letters
- choppy2, goosey2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, jittery3
- 8 letters
- unsteady3, anserine, jerklike
- 9 letters
- saltatory
- 10 letters
- incoherent4, arrhythmic
- 11 letters
- unconnected4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dopey2 = 2 syllables).