as in impulsive
prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
it's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend
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Recent Examples of whimsical
Best Anthropologie Deals Anthropologie’s whimsical shapes and playful patterns translate seamlessly into its sleepwear department, proving pajamas can be just as stylish and fun as your daytime wardrobe.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Go for this whimsical glass candle, which is sweet and nostalgic in design.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The decade-and-a-half-old Eckhaus Latta reflects a larger shift in what was once called hipster culture, from what the warm, cuddly and whimsical (early Eckhaus Latta collections were filled with colorful, easy knits and denim) to something hard and even chic.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Go for this whimsical glass candle, which is sweet and nostalgic in design.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The decade-and-a-half-old Eckhaus Latta reflects a larger shift in what was once called hipster culture, from what the warm, cuddly and whimsical (early Eckhaus Latta collections were filled with colorful, easy knits and denim) to something hard and even chic.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsical
Adjective
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Just Friends By Haley Pham Blair and Declan were once inseparable best friends whose brief, impulsive romance ended in heartbreak and silence after one shattering moment.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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After getting two appointments right (Steve Cooper and Nuno Espirito Santo), Marinakis has reverted to type, with impulsive and erratic decision-making having undermined Forest’s campaign from the start.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Layered beads and mixed textures add to the slightly eccentric energy Anna Sui returns to again and again.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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The lineup for Diplo’s HonkyTonk at Stagecoach 2026 has been released, and the guest list is eccentric.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Quick recovery after extinction Interestingly, the fossil identification suggests that even in the immediate, volatile aftermath of a global catastrophe, these creatures were not isolated.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
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“Whimsical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsical. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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