as in impulsive
prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment
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Recent Examples of freakish
Consumer spending this year has been weak, but that could have been because of freakish weather.
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John Dorfman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
General manager Chris Ballard spoke candidly about Richardson on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, where two years ago Richardson put his freakish athleticism on display en route to Indianapolis selecting him fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
There may never be another big American exhibition about this freakish little era, when artists figured out how to make colorful ooze do their bidding.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
In this instance, freakish conditions had directed the sound of an Antarctic event northward, toward a lonely expanse of ocean.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakish
Adjective
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Instead of impulsive moves, energy goes toward goals that require patience and endurance.—
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That fear can contribute to impulsive decisions, overtrading, and emotional fatigue - outcomes sometimes interpreted as personal failure rather than a response to the way risk is structured.—
Adjective
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An eccentric wood and steel door hints at the residence’s remarkable forms.—
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Walking into the hotel, you’re immediately greeted by eccentric art pieces, from sculptures to paintings and photographs, as well as the hotel’s staple mascot, the four-foot red penguin sculpted from recycled plastic.—
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Key's Jerry is a disruption through and through, knocking everything just a little off-kilter with each volatile appearance.—
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Paul Weller is still a godlike figure, but the Jam themselves had a really distinct chemistry and sounded very volatile onstage and are among the great punk groups.—
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The asymmetrical design also featured a daring hip-high slit that completely bared her left leg and a whimsical thigh-high tight.—
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The whimsical cover introduces readers to Saffy and Lumo, two best friends whose devotion to their favorite foods leads to an unexpected, and very literal, transformation.—
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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakish. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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