WISPISH Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wispish

adjective

Definition of wispish

as in gaseous

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Adjective

Scientists have observed this instability pattern in lake and ocean waves, cloud formation and the atmospheres of large gaseous planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
One leading theory suggests that a large fraction of their total mass consists of gaseous envelopes composed of hydrogen and helium.

— Chris Young July 30, Refractor, 30 July 2026

Definition of gaseous

Adjective

Giving any man with a claim on the throne, however tenuous, a toehold, however small, is a dangerous concession.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Working with clients who do not distinguish between the two makes for a tenuous relationship; such clients often exhibit high advisor turnover rates.

— Shehab Mohammad, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tenuous

Adjective

Handling compliments about weight loss The pressure to be thinner is reinforced when someone loses weight, whether from a GLP-1 or any other reason.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The depth there was already thin even before the Dexter Lawrence trade or Roy Robertson-Harris injury.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of thin

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In response, some AI firms like Claude-maker Anthropic have recently added invisible 'watermarks' into their products, giving people a reliable way to spot their products' outputs for the first time.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of invisible

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The craftsmanship continues upstairs, where jamdani fabrics and wallpapers in the primary bedroom celebrate the ancient Bengal art of weaving fine diaphanous textiles, embodying the showroom’s dedication to materiality, artistry, and the human hand.

— AD PRO, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026
Kaia Gerber left little to the imagination in a diaphanous black dress at the London premiere of The Shards.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Definition of diaphanous

Adjective

In an increasingly intangible economy, the most enduring advantage may not be a single invention, but the intellectual property ecosystem surrounding it.

— Joseph K. Hopkins, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The company said that drastic decrease was the result of pre-acquisition adjustments to the value of intangible assets as well as restructuring costs.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of intangible

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