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

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

While that’s a noble and smart goal, there is some wiggle room. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

The Montana Secretary of State’s office tells Semafor that there’s no wiggle room if Democratic Senate candidate Alani Bankhead drops out of the race in the next two weeks. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Leave wiggle room for complications by scheduling meetings 10 minutes in advance in case of technological issues or traffic. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 26 July 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