Synonyms of jury-rigging

jury-rigging

verb

present participle of jury-rig

as in patching (together)

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patching (together)
• knocking together
• throwing together
• cobbling (together or up)
• throwing up
• dashing (off)
• jerry-building

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crafting
• forging
• fashioning
• handcrafting
• pounding (out)
• hammering out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jury-rigging

That realization has, in recent weeks, set off a scramble on the part of the Iranian regime to find suitable storage, an effort that has entailed everything from reactivating old storage facilities to jury-rigging vacant tankers to serve the purpose. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date. — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025