jury-rigged Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- rough-and-tumble
- rough-hewn
- unrefined
- amateur
- jerry-built
- primitive
- jerry-rigged
- unfinished
- artless
- rough-and-ready
- rudimentary
- faulty
- defective
Weak:
Strongest:
- flawless
- finished
- skillful
- expert
- sophisticated
- meticulous
- finished
- well-done
- flawless
- sophisticated
- refined
- meticulous
- perfect
- faultless
- adept
- expert
- adept
- polished
- neat
- faultless
- skillful
- polished
- perfect
- refined
- neat
- well-done
Strong:
- workmanlike
- adroit
- masterful
- masterful
- workmanlike
- practiced
- artistic
- precise
- adroit
- precise
- perfected
- dexterous
- perfected
- artful
- exact
- exact
- masterly
- artful
- dexterous
- practised
- artistic
- practiced
- practised
- masterly
Weak:
jury-rigged Meaning
jury-rigged (s)
done or made using whatever is available
jury-rigged (a.)
Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
Rigged for temporary service.
jury-rigged Sentence Examples
- The storm-battered ship limped back to port, its jury-rigged sails barely holding it afloat.
- With limited resources, the survivors jury-rigged a shelter from driftwood and tarps.
- The old car sputtered down the road, its jury-rigged exhaust system coughing and wheezing.
- The injured hiker was grateful for the jury-rigged splint that kept his broken leg immobilized.
- The beleaguered villagers jury-rigged a water filtration system to provide clean drinking water.
- The resourceful mechanic jury-rigged a carburetor from spare parts, keeping the old truck running.
- In the absence of a proper antenna, the campers jury-rigged a makeshift one using a metal pole and a piece of wire.
- The students jury-rigged a simple robot using recycled materials and basic electronics.
- The theater group jury-rigged a stage out of scaffolding and curtains, transforming an empty warehouse into a makeshift performance space.
- The injured bird's wing was carefully jury-rigged with a cast made from popsicle sticks and gauze.
FAQs About the word jury-rigged
done or made using whatever is availableRigged for temporary service. See Jury, a., Rigged for temporary service.
clumsy, rude, imperfect, crude, flawed, rough, rough-and-tumble, rough-hewn, unrefined, amateur
flawless, finished, skillful, expert, sophisticated, meticulous, finished, well-done, flawless, sophisticated
The storm-battered ship limped back to port, its jury-rigged sails barely holding it afloat.
With limited resources, the survivors jury-rigged a shelter from driftwood and tarps.
The old car sputtered down the road, its jury-rigged exhaust system coughing and wheezing.
The injured hiker was grateful for the jury-rigged splint that kept his broken leg immobilized.
