wiggle room

noun

: leeway, latitude

a contract with wiggle room for further negotiations

Synonyms of wiggle room

• slack
• space

Examples of wiggle room in a Sentence

The salesman has some wiggle room to reduce the price of the car.

the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room

Recent Examples on the Web

But the oil that’s coming out of the Gulf provides additional wiggle room. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Organize Activities in Advance Spontaneity is always fun, but for a preschool birthday, scheduling—with some wiggle room—is the way to go. — Amanda Rock, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026

But Democrats have a far better chance of narrowing an already thinning GOP majority, leaving Republicans with less wiggle room for defections or even routine absences. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

There isn’t much wiggle room to miss on home run props without drying up the season’s profits. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wiggle room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume