WIGGLY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

wiggly

adjective

Definition of wiggly

as in squirmy

making jerky or restless movements a can of wiggly worms

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Recent Examples of wiggly Teaching first grade has always involved dealing with wiggly and talkative kids. — Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 At the edges of the channel, near the walls, Rout and Lim’s team saw rapid fluctuations of molecules — those were the wiggly nucleoporins. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026 The team then carefully lowers Caterpillar into the water, where the mother rushes to scoop her pup up as the two share a wiggly embrace. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 These collectible molds give your favorite (or most hated) dishes a jiggly, wiggly twist. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025 Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025 Alvar Aalto’s wiggly vase is instantly recognizable—a collectible item that will properly commemorate the special occasion. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025 Like the wiggly jelly noodles in the spectacular jiang feng ($13), served cold. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Being long and skinny and wiggly is a strategy that’s been wildly successful for animals, ever since there have been animals, more or less. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggly

Adjective

The screwworm is actually a parasitic fly named for its larvae, which look like squirmy worms.

— Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026
Simply set out bowls of coffee grounds among your outdoor seating areas to prevent ants, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and squirmy critters from crashing your barbecue.

— Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

Definition of squirmy

Adjective

Atlanta artist Truett Dietz’s twitchy, colorful, anxiety-laden drawings at Wolfgang Gallery are visions of our brains on internet.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 13 June 2026
But the potential for a face-plant remains, especially given the large percentage of shares that will be doled out to retail investors who are, by and large, big Musk fans but also tend to be twitchy.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of twitchy

Adjective

Both players are wriggly, elusive dribblers.

— Luke Bosher, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Medieval Christians looked at the very same phenomenon and imagined it as a reflection of divine will, the transformation of a wriggly worm into a flying jewel an earthly reminder of the transfiguration of Jesus to Christ.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of wriggly

Adjective

If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

And investors are increasingly nervous about when and whether the mind-boggling sums being spent by Big Tech on data centers will ever generate returns.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
This can reduce uncertainty for patients who are nervous about traveling abroad.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of nervous

Adjective

Meditation, deep breathing, physical exercise or something as simple as doing laundry can interrupt the cycle of anxious searching.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Students are less anxious about money, less overwhelmed; their physical and mental health has improved.

— Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

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