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Synonyms for tweak

13 synonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

pick off fine-tune alter hack fiddle with

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Pick off

pick off, pluck

Other

fine-tune, alter, fiddle with, hack, trip, schiz slang

Noun

1. Pinch

pinch, twitch, twinge dated

Other

pull-off, croshabell dated

Definitions

v. 1
To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
n. 1
A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

Related words

Word family: tweakery

Forms

Plural: tweaks → pinches, twitches, twinges, pull-offs…
Past participle: tweaked
e.g. tweaked → plucked, fine-tuned, altered, hacked…

Example sentences

alter As the artist grows older his paintings may alter.
hack Gustavo managed to hack into the company’s system.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
tweak		rising
alter		steady
hack		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: trip¹, hack¹
5 letters: alter², pinch¹, pluck¹, schiz
6 letters: twitch¹, twinge¹
10 letters: croshabell

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alter² = 2 syllables).