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squirrelly

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

Example Sentences

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I would imagine with some squirrelly pablum about valuing their feedback and pointing out that user experiences may vary because—as no site is likely to admit—someone’s paradise is someone else’s slum, and vice versa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

You might take this coda as a salute to mothers and sons, a comment on the squirrelly nature of fiction, or just a final mean trick in a series that delights in them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Actor Taron Egerton, who nails the squirrelly energy of the real-life Rogers, met him through Zoom calls during the height of the pandemic.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

Mika Brzezinski offered tips on pinning down squirrelly guests.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

He didn’t want to see the side of my face any more than I wanted to see the side of his squirrelly face from now until June.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia