as in impulsive
prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment
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Recent Examples of freakish
Story’s first three years in Boston were marked by injuries and other setbacks, with a major elbow surgery costing him nearly all of the 2023 season and a freakish shoulder injury the majority of 2024.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Consumer spending this year has been weak, but that could have been because of freakish weather.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
General manager Chris Ballard spoke candidly about Richardson on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, where two years ago Richardson put his freakish athleticism on display en route to Indianapolis selecting him fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Maybe this is a freakish hot spot.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2017
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Consumer spending this year has been weak, but that could have been because of freakish weather.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
General manager Chris Ballard spoke candidly about Richardson on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, where two years ago Richardson put his freakish athleticism on display en route to Indianapolis selecting him fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Maybe this is a freakish hot spot.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakish
Adjective
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But the relief of not having to wait for surgery mixed with the shock of the moment made Giese and her husband impulsive.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The American president appears to have no clear end game for his war against Iran, and his seemingly impulsive use of military force may in fact enhance Xi’s call for a more balanced, pragmatic global order.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their eccentric existence is suddenly upended when Daniel (Gleeson), an awkward official, arrives with orders to relocate them.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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She was considered proper and respected—if not somewhat eccentric.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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But tungsten prices are particularly volatile during wartime – it’s used in armor-piercing artillery.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The whimsical, unrefined aesthetic appeals to Gen Z readers nostalgic for Y2K collectibles.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Her gown had a strapless design, with a plunging neckline, and dozens of whimsical feathers accenting its column skirt.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakish. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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