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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as in impulsiveness
an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
her whimsicality made her an unpredictable companion
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Recent Examples of whimsical
Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In one shot, Everett is holding a duck, which has become a whimsical Burberry motif during Lee’s tenure.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Consider the work of interior designer Cortney Bishop, who leaned into whimsical prints when outfitting a new build home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In a sequence that kicks off with a dance break alongside Colman Domingo dressed in drag, Carpenter wears a whimsical metallic fringe chainmail halter top with matching arm cuffs and a pair of mirrorball bottoms decked out in ruffles and sequins.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
However, for a more whimsical touch the Bellevue recently gave one of Philadelphia’s most iconic dishes the five-star treatment with its $100 Cheesesteak Maître D’ Service.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In one shot, Everett is holding a duck, which has become a whimsical Burberry motif during Lee’s tenure.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Consider the work of interior designer Cortney Bishop, who leaned into whimsical prints when outfitting a new build home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In a sequence that kicks off with a dance break alongside Colman Domingo dressed in drag, Carpenter wears a whimsical metallic fringe chainmail halter top with matching arm cuffs and a pair of mirrorball bottoms decked out in ruffles and sequins.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsical
Adjective
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Reflective self-talk while performing tasks gives you self-regulation and prevents the lightning-fast, reflexive emotional self-talk from making impulsive decisions that lead to errors and mistakes.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Legendary English actor Malcolm McDowell was a core part of Franklin & Bash, playing eccentric senior partner Stanton Infeld.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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CaSSIS, meanwhile, could provide insights into 3I/ATLAS' volatile activity and its composition.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film also chronicles the ups and downs of Kerr's volatile relationship with Dawn.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Whimsical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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