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jerk around

VERB
cheat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bilk con deceive defraud delude dupe fleece hoodwink mislead swindle trick victimize
STRONG
bamboozle beat beguile bleed bunco burn caboodle chisel cozen crib cross diddle do finagle flimflam fudge gouge hose milk ream rook sandbag scam screw shaft short shuck skin snow stiff sucker take trim two-time
WEAK
do a number on double-cross double-deal fast talk give bum steer pull one's leg rip off rope in take for a ride take in take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest give help protect
STRONG
aid assist
VERB
dupe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffle bamboozle betray cheat deceive defraud delude hoodwink mislead swindle victimize
STRONG
beguile catch chicane circumvent con cozen dust flimflam gull hoax hornswoggle kid outwit overreach rook shaft spoof trick
WEAK
double-cross pull one's leg pull something rip off rope in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist be honest help protect support
STRONG
be serious
VERB
fleece
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheat defraud gouge overcharge swindle
STRONG
bleed burn clip con cozen flimflam hustle milk mulct pluck rob rook strip
WEAK
rifle rip off rope in run a game on sell a bill of goods shaft take for a ride take to the cleaners
VERB
harass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burn hassle heckle hound intimidate persecute pester raid tease torment
STRONG
annoy attack bait bedevil beleaguer bother bug bullyrag despoil devil distress disturb eat exasperate exhaust fatigue foray gnaw harry irk irritate macerate maraud pain perplex plague ride strain stress tire trouble try vex weary worry
WEAK
get to give a bad time give a hard time noodge rattle one's cage work on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist delight encourage help make happy please
STRONG
activate assuage build calm clarify clear up comfort energize explain invigorate placate reassure refresh soothe support
WEAK
facilitate

Example Sentences

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He was also something of a jerk around women.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

I know you could never jerk around my heartstrings as you did his.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2014

Marjorie had helped me edit the tape and it didn’t jerk around as much as it did before.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

“You’re the jerk around here. You wouldn’t even talk to me yesterday and you expect me to just follow you around or something?”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

How can I treat the wound if you jerk around that way?” demanded Alice.

From Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City by Chapman, Allen