variants also spacy

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Recent Examples of spacey At the film’s best, the director uses his dreamy, fragmented narrative approach to reflect the disjointed state of his protagonist, who’s always slightly spacey, because the most important part of him is stuck in the past. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019 People would get real spacey from doing these meditations. Win McCormack, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2018 Through it all there's always been something elusive about her, that slightly spacey aura that invites projection and creates mystery. Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013 Not all sperm are equally spacey about following walls. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2012 See All Example Sentences for spacey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacey
Adjective
  • When Ron takes a seat, the chair falls out from under him and breaks, leaving him dazed and sprawled on the floor.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Philadelphia’s defense seemed dazed and ill-prepared for Dart’s precision, composure and dual-threat ability.
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms can include vomiting more than three times a day, feeling constantly dizzy and lightheaded and losing weight.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tibbetts looked confused by the ejection and didn’t leave the court immediately, appearing to ask another official, Tim Greene, what happened.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • About 20 mins later, our son woke up, confused and looking for his daddy.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In my eyes, much of the charm of a craft brewer is a willingness to be a little silly.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Spacey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacey. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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