Synonyms of tweaking

tweaking

verb

present participle of tweak

1

as in twitching

to grasp and move with a small forceful motion

Hey, you tweaked my nose!

Related Words

• twitching
• pinching
• shaking
• pulling
• yanking
• grabbing
• taking
• ripping
• bumping
• tugging
• squeezing
• jerking
• twisting
• jolting
• bucking
• crimping
• plucking
• hitching
• nipping
• grasping
• holding
• hoicking
• dragging
• jiggling
• gripping
• clutching
• jigging
• clasping
• tearing
• jogging
• snatching
• lugging
• wrenching
• wringing
• snapping (up)
• wresting
• joggling
• pitching
• jouncing

Dissimilar Words

• dropping
• releasing
• freeing
• loosening
• springing
• loosing

2

as in adjusting

to make small adjustments to

You can tweak the settings to customize the display.

He spent considerable time tweaking the recipe.

Related Words

• adjusting
• editing
• modifying
• adapting
• altering
• preparing
• shaping
• customizing
• tailoring
• regulating
• fine-tuning
• readjusting
• phasing
• rigging
• tuning
• putting
• conditioning
• fiddling (with)
• redesigning
• fashioning
• modeling
• doctoring
• acclimating
• correcting
• matching
• registering
• conforming
• fitting
• suiting
• gearing
• establishing
• accommodating
• acclimatizing
• harmonizing
• rooting
• attuning
• readapting
• squaring
• revising
• patterning
• orienting
• transforming
• reworking
• familiarizing
• priming
• equipping
• remodeling
• redoing
• revamping
• orientating
• remaking
• recasting
• rehearsing
• reengineering
• acquainting
• converting
• reinventing
• hardening
• toughening
• refashioning
• refocusing
• recycling
• settling
• refitting
• rejiggering
• seasoning
• redeveloping
• reclaiming
• inuring
• accustoming
• habituating
• bending
• making over
• refiguring
• readying
• naturalizing
• habilitating

Dissimilar Words

• misadjusting

3

as in mocking

to make (someone or something) the object of criticism, amusement, or laughter

They're always tweaking me about my northern accent.

Related Words

• mocking
• teasing
• scouting
• ridiculing
• laughing (at)
• deriding
• jeering
• kidding
• gibing
• poking fun at
• skewering
• sneering (at)
• shooting down
• scoffing (at)
• quizzing
• targeting
• disparaging
• taunting
• belittling
• decrying
• scorning
• razzing
• harassing
• bugging
• ribbing
• poohing
• riding
• pestering
• tormenting
• jiving
• twitting
• mimicking
• pooh-poohing
• rallying
• hassling
• bad-mouthing
• chaffing
• harrying
• ragging
• heckling
• baiting
• aping
• needling
• satirizing
• imitating
• parodying
• caricaturing
• joshing
• putting down
• taking off (on)
• burlesquing
• lampooning
• pillorying
• parroting
• travestying
• catcalling
• making fun of
• barracking
• ragging on
• making sport of

Dissimilar Words

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• sanctioning
• applauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tweaking

Central banks were mostly set up initially to backstop banks and eventually began trying to regulate the temperature of economies by tweaking the cost of their funding by moving their overnight interest rates up and down. — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

This process of tweaking genes to establish new traits is thought to have catalyzed evolutionary novelty in animals. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

The remake delivers these themes and more, slightly tweaking the story to make James' journey feel more Sisyphean. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

McDonald's is one brand Kahn pointed to as having stood the test of time by tweaking its offerings, adjusting to trends and maintaining fresh appeal. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

CookUnity launched in 2016, with the premise of tweaking the recipe in the increasingly crowded business of serving meals to harried consumers who have little time to cook or prepare dinner. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

The heart of the issue, Griffith said, is that the federal government shouldn’t be tweaking tax law to favor individual decisionmaking, like whether to stay home or work as a parent. — Helen Huiskes, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2026

The official South Park Twitter account made a celebratory post, tweaking Trump for being an ex-reality star with fewer Emmys than Trey Parker and Matt Stone. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

The renovation took two years, and the sisters are still updating and tweaking the villa with new color schemes and clever offerings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026