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eccentric adj.
flighty adj.

ADJECTIVE

eccentric

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre curious erratic funny idiosyncratic kooky nutty odd offbeat outlandish peculiar quirky strange unconventional weird whimsical

STRONG

aberrant bent characteristic crazy freaky irregular oddball singular wild

WEAK

abnormal anomalous capricious cockeyed droll far-out flaky freakish funky off the wall off-center out in left field quaint quizzical uncommon unnatural way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common conventional familiar normal ordinary reasonable regular standard usual

WEAK

boring dull plain unexciting

ADJECTIVE

flighty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capricious giddy unstable

WEAK

airheaded birdbrained bubbleheaded changeable dingbat dingdong dizzy effervescent empty-headed featherbrained frivolous gaga harebrained impetuous impulsive inconstant lightheaded lively mercurial scatterbrained silly thoughtless twit unbalanced unsteady volatile whimsical wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sensible steady

WEAK

responsible

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squirrelly

And Roberts was very squirrelly about how far his decision extends.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Burrows co-wrote the book for the musical “Guys and Dolls,” and is squirrelly about his past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

He’s turned up now, 18 years later, hooded and squirrelly after his years behind bars, but still chomping at the bit for his own chance at the belt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

Mika Brzezinski offered tips on pinning down squirrelly guests.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

Poirot nods, and offers what I think is an ironic smile, but a squirrelly voice in my head tells me it’s sinister.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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