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 But voters may want to allow some extra wiggle room amid reports of lingering mail delays in parts of Wisconsin. —

Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026 There was absolutely no wiggle room. —

Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026 But, the states should have wiggle room. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026 So far, that has given prediction markets enough wiggle room to continue. —

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Noun

His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of.

— Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
For the nicer restaurants, not too much to ask to require slacks and a nice shirt.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026