Thesaurus results for WIGGLE ROOM

wiggle room

noun

Definition of wiggle room next

as in slack

an allowable margin of freedom or variation the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room

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Recent Examples of wiggle room Instead, opt for the MzooLuxury Sleep Eye Mask, which offers a little more wiggle room for your lashes while creating an instant blackout curtain between you and a sunlit plane cabin or hotel room. —

Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 Lead with calm certainty, and give yourself wiggle room while momentum builds. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Then look at your party budget and see if there’s any wiggle room. —

R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 While there is a little bit of wiggle room, this rule applies to those sleeping alone and couples who share a bed. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room

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Noun

My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
As the offense carried the load, the Royals’ bullpen also picked up the slack.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026

Definition of slack

Noun

Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
The new vessel has a laboratory space three times the size of the research vessel John Dempsey, officials said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026