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. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: locution Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language