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 The more complicated answer is that Apple's shiny new budget MacBook Neo (starting at $599) also, arguably, gave the company some wiggle room to bump up the price a bit. —

Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 With two games left, Texas A&M basketball has virtually no wiggle room. —

Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 For travelers who have some wiggle room in their schedules, this is one of the simplest ways to get more value from your rewards balance. —

Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026 The Blazers, currently in tenth place in the West, would like to move up to eighth or better to give themselves some wiggle room in the Play-In Tournament. —

Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room

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Noun

Picking up the slack The Horned Frogs had success against Boozer in the first half.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Jacobs encourages everyone — women in particular — to cut themselves some slack.

— Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026