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
The 5-foot-10, 177-pound dynamo with unorthodox training methods and freakish athletic ability that, in its own way, rivals Shohei Ohtani’s.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
After Mother’s burial in a freakish sunshine that was followed by a violent purple hail, Brian and Conor filled in the grave with two long spades.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
Story’s first three years in Boston were marked by injuries and other setbacks, with a major elbow surgery costing him nearly all of the 2023 season and a freakish shoulder injury the majority of 2024.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Maybe this is a freakish hot spot.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2017
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
After Mother’s burial in a freakish sunshine that was followed by a violent purple hail, Brian and Conor filled in the grave with two long spades.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
Story’s first three years in Boston were marked by injuries and other setbacks, with a major elbow surgery costing him nearly all of the 2023 season and a freakish shoulder injury the majority of 2024.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Maybe this is a freakish hot spot.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakish
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Meanwhile, today Uranus enters a part of your chart to stay for six years, encouraging impulsive vacations, surprising romance and unexpected children.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Flinging himself onto Berry Gordy (Larenz Tate) for a hug, the kid’s impulsive need for affection is a gut punch.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The African American Wax Museum, in Harlem, was the singular creation of the artist and eccentric Raven Chanticleer, a sharecropper’s son from South Carolina who reinvented himself, spectacularly, in Manhattan.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Set in the Roaring Twenties, the story follows the details of the novel about eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Demand rises, infrastructure costs increase, and households remain exposed to volatile energy prices.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Traders on the prediction market site Polymarket were giving Musk 32% odds of success as of Friday, after weeks of volatile price swings.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Top it off with butterfly solar lights, also found at Dollar Tree, for a whimsical finishing touch.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In between, the brand would release drops of basics, which spanned whimsical cotton poplin to bodycon jersey separates.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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