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Synonyms for whimsical
ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm-whim·si·cal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
whimsical
Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.
Synonyms:
anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusualAntonyms:
common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
capricious, impulsive, whimsicaladjective
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Synonyms:
brainish, capricious, tearaway(a), impetuous, unprompted, freakish, driving, impulsive, madcap, hotheadedAntonyms:
nonarbitrary, unarbitrary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
whimsicaladjective
Synonyms:
capricious, vagarious, notional, crotchety, fantastic
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "whimsical":
temperamental, fanciful, capricious, delusional, skittish, erratic
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1287 | unique | |
#2023 | driving | |
#2347 | funny | |
#3929 | strange | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#5451 | odd | |
#6982 | extraordinary | |
#7013 | curious | |
#7325 | bizarre | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#13600 | singular | |
#14075 | uncommon | |
#14638 | queer | |
#15415 | peculiar | |
#21582 | unmatched | |
#22085 | eccentric | |
#24836 | quaint | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#27639 | whimsical | |
#31949 | erratic | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#36473 | comical | |
#36903 | grotesque | |
#40416 | impulsive | |
#42698 | laughable | |
#44241 | fanciful | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#46105 | delusional | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#65029 | madcap | |
#67912 | droll | |
#77027 | freakish | |
#81204 | temperamental | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#85552 | farcical | |
#100787 | skittish | |
#185350 | crotchety | |
#188637 | unprompted | |
#283110 | hotheaded |
How to use whimsical in a sentence?
Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsiblity and when it is a valid expression of our deepest desires and values.
For me it is something fun, something playful, something whimsical, something comfortable ... a bit of color, a bit of pop.
He had this whimsical observation, maybe one day we could have an animal that would pile up the sand after storms.
It is unconscionable to subject Gun Owners of America constitutionally protected rights to the whimsical ‘ health ’ concerns of anti-gun politicians and bureaucrats, congress can never allow these failed gun laws to harm American gun owners again.
Polo has shifted from just the sports to a fashion statement, for me it is something fun, something playful, something whimsical, something comfortable ... a bit of color, a bit of pop.
Translations for whimsical
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- wispelturigAfrikaans
- غريب الأطوارArabic
- launenhaftGerman
- caprichosoSpanish
- غریبPersian
- huvittava, oikutteleva, oikukasFinnish
- étrange, amusant, drôle, capricieuxFrench
- שובבניHebrew
- सनकीHindi
- szeszélyesHungarian
- anehIndonesian
- ridindaIdo
- peculiare, strano, buffo, sconcertante, divertente, capricciosoItalian
- luchtig, curieus, willekeurig, vreemd, speelsDutch
- sær, rarNorwegian
- прихотливый, причудливый, капризныйRussian
- märklig, egendomlig, underlig, konstig, besynnerligSwedish
- ஆதாரங்களுடன்Tamil
- garip, tuhaf, acâipTurkish
- 怪誕的Chinese
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