flibbertigibbety

adjective

as in uptight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flibbertigibbety
  1. uptight
  2. volatile
  3. anxious
  4. mercurial
  5. volcanic
  6. edgy
  7. unstable
  8. nervy
Adjective
  • With Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, and pop star Charli XCX playing against type as Elliot’s uptight girlfriend.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • Could anyone else be as uptight as Alan Ruck’s Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
Definition of uptight
Adjective
  • One wild card for inflation has been oil prices, which have been volatile due to uncertainty about the war in Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Citadel’s stock transactions are giving investors a glimpse of how Griffin is navigating an increasingly volatile market.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of volatile
Adjective
  • History suggests that anxious allies who are not reassured by their more powerful patron will invest in their own defense.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For me, Sliman was pouring water on a dormant seed anxious to sprout.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • The mercurial nature of Sherman’s coverage can inspire insecurity in her subjects.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These include an always-performing, mercurial actress (Greta Lee, enjoying every minute of this meaty role) dedicated to the fine art of being considered beguiling.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mercurial
Adjective
  • About 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes around Sinabung in the past few years because of volcanic activity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Its towering basalt cliffs formed as ancient volcanic rock cooled and fractured.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of volcanic
Adjective
  • Wearing a bright, creamy, golden blonde gives both an expensive and edgy aura (the perfect combination).
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz has cultivated her own aesthetic, ranging from edgy to romantic and from effortlessly off-duty to full red carpet glamour.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of edgy
Adjective
  • Risk assessments should examine where a river bends, where slopes are unstable and where a single failure could cut off several communities.
    — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Significant political risk remains due to Venezuela's unstable government and historical tendency to renege on oil agreements.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of unstable
Adjective
  • Whaley holed a nervy 5-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole to defeat Georgia senior Carter Loflin.
    — Mercury News staff, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Malawi upset Nigeria with a 3-2 victory in their first WAFCON match on July 28, thrusting the Super Falcons in a nervy third-place position in their group following Zambia’s 6-0 victory over Egypt the same day.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of nervy
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