WISPY Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

wispy

adjective

Definition of wispy

as in feathery

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as in stringy

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Recent Examples of wispy Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The wispy brow-skimming strands cover still cover the forehead while blending seamlessly into her tousled waves thanks to face-framing layers that fan out toward her cheekbones. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026 This coronagraph blocks out the light of our sun in order to reveal the wispy tendrils of the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Some Grouper tracks are cosmic, with synths appearing like auroras along the firmament; others use wispy, haunted vocals and acoustic guitar like gentle brushstrokes on a boundless canvas. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Regardless of the length of the rest of your cut, feathery and wispy bangs (which are best for fine-to-medium hair) are having a moment. — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Now that wispy piece of paper resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. — Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2026 Similar to last week, the presence of lower pressure through the upper atmosphere will keep a steady stream wispy cirrus clouds flowing across Central California all week out of the southwest. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispy

Adjective

This internet phenomenon puts these feathery creatures in the spotlight, which ultimately aids awareness, said Matt Williams, director of conservation with the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

— Megan Marples, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
This feathery fringe is the bangs equivalent of wearing a silk robe.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 2 Feb. 2023

Definition of feathery

Adjective

Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
After blasting apart the woman and an infected farmer, their bodies fuse together with stringy tendrils from inside each of them.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stringy

Adjective

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

However, the primary reason for these willowy airfoils is entirely practical.

— David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
Cosmos Cosmos help create an ethereal-looking garden, thanks to their long, willowy stems and bright, fluffy blooms that come in dozens of vibrant colors, from rich chocolate cosmos to delicate ‘Apricotta’ tones.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026

Definition of willowy

Adjective

The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
Slowly, the Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia gets to his feet and places his spindly arms around the barman, who is old enough to be his father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spindly

Adjective

Beginning on her left side, the skirt boasted a waist-high, diagonal leg slit with a gauzy underlayer that showcased her peep-toe heels.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Most of the time, senators exercising this role must rely on gauzy assurances and strained analogies to the candidate’s performance in previous positions.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of gauzy

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