Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > J Synonyms of jerkwater Find synonyms for: Adjective 1. jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky, provincial (vs. cosmopolitan) usage: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of jerkwater (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: meretricious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language