TWEAK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TWEAK?

Need another word that means the same as “tweak”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “tweak” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tweak” are: fine-tune, pick off, pluck, pull off, pull sharply, twist, tug, pinch, nip, twitch, squeeze, jerk, adjust, make adjustments to, modify, alter, make alterations to, change, adapt, sharp pull, adjustment, modification, alteration, adaptation

Tweak as a Noun

Definitions of "Tweak" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tweak” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A sharp twist or pull.
• A fine adjustment to a mechanism or system.
• A squeeze with the fingers.

Synonyms of "Tweak" as a noun (13 Words)

adaptation	(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light. Adaptations to the school curriculum.
adjustment	The process of adapting or becoming used to a new situation. For many couples there may need to be a period of adjustment.
alteration	An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. Alterations had to be made.
change	Money given in exchange for the same sum in larger units. A change of socks.
modification	The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago.
nip	A small sharp bite or snip. A strong beak which can deliver a serious nip.
pinch	An act of pinching someone. The pinch of the recession.
sharp pull	A musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named.
squeeze	A twisting squeeze. Getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze.
tug	A hard or sudden pull. An overwhelming tug of attraction.
twist	An act of twisting something around a stationary point. Barrels with a 1 24 inch twist.
twitch	A small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it during veterinary procedures. He felt a twitch of annoyance.

Usage Examples of "Tweak" as a noun

• An affectionate tweak.
• No tweaks were required.

Tweak as a Verb

Definitions of "Tweak" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tweak” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Pull or pull out sharply.
• Pinch or squeeze sharply.
• Improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.
• Become or cause to become agitated or excited, typically from taking amphetamines or another stimulant.
• Adjust finely.
• Twist or pull (something) sharply.

Synonyms of "Tweak" as a verb (19 Words)

adapt	Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice.
adjust	Permit small alterations or movements so as to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result. A harness that adjusts to the correct fit.
alter	Make an alteration to. This dress needs to be altered.
change	Change clothes put on different clothes. They stopped at the corner waiting for the lights to change.
fine-tune	Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.
make adjustments to	Assure the success of.
make alterations to	Act in a certain way so as to acquire.
modify	(especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
nip	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. He nipped off a length of wire with the cutters.
pick off	Pilfer or rob.
pinch	Irritate as if by a nip pinch or tear. She pinched his cheek.
pluck	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. She plucked a blade of grass.
pull off	Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
pull sharply	Strip of feathers.
squeeze	Squeeze or press together. Sarah squeezed in beside her.
tug	Tow a vessel with a tug. He tugged at Tom s coat sleeve.
twist	Twist or pull violently or suddenly especially so as to remove something from that to which it is attached or from where it originates. He twisted himself free.
twitch	Use a twitch to subdue a horse. Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered.

Usage Examples of "Tweak" as a verb

• Engineers tweak the car's operating systems during the race.
• I just about went crazy yesterday—I was totally tweaking out.
• Caffeine is a natural mood elevator but if you're stressed to begin with it can kind of tweak you out.
• He tweaked the boy's ear.

Associations of "Tweak" (30 Words)

bent	An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges. She had no natural bent for literature.
braid	A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. She wove her hair into a chic braid and coiled it into a bun.
contort	Twist or bend out of the normal shape. Her face contorted with anger.
contortion	The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself. The acrobat performed incredible contortions.
cull	An inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for culling. Anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. The vandals disfigured the statue.
distort	Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story. Many factors can distort the results.
embroil	Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. What merit do you claim for having embroiled everything in which you are concerned.
entwine	Spin,wind, or twist together. The nations histories were closely entwined.
flex	The act of flexing. Ridiculous flexes of exorbitant wealth.
garble	A garbled account or transmission. Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble.
interlace	Cross or be crossed intricately together; interweave. You need different software to interlace the images.
kink	Form a curl curve or kink. A kink in the road.
meander	(of a river or road) follow a winding course. The river flows in sweeping meanders.
meandering	An act of following a winding course. Ox bow lagoons left by the river s meanderings.
nose	Of an animal thrust its nose against or into something. He pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose.
pinch	Make ridges into by pinching together. You can pinch on the screen and all the open apps will appear.
plait	Make something by forming material into a plait or plaits. Plait hair.
pluck	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. He plucked a tape from the shelf.
pull	A handle to hold while pulling. Pull one s horse to a stand.
spike	Render a gun useless by plugging up the vent with a spike. He queued at the soup kitchen or the spike.
squeeze	A twisting squeeze. I cocked the gun and squeezed the trigger.
torsion	The extent to which a curve departs from being planar.
turn	Cause to change or turn into something different assume new characteristics. Turn a page of a book.
twist	A dance with a twisting movement of the body popular in the 1960s. The wrestler twisted his shoulder.
wheel	Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. The wheels of government began to turn.
wrench	Turn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench. You will need a wrench to tighten it in position.
wrest	Distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one’s own interests or views. Wrest power from the old government.
wring	Squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it. Gave the wet cloth a wring.