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whimsical

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore W words

playfully fanciful or guided by sudden, unpredictable impulses

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In a sentence

Whimsical in a sentence

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The illustrator's whimsical creatures delighted children and adults alike.

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Antonyms
serioussoberpredictable
Common questions

Questions about “whimsical

Whimsical (adjective) means playfully fanciful or guided by sudden, unpredictable impulses
Here is whimsical used in an example sentence: "The illustrator's whimsical creatures delighted children and adults alike."
Common synonyms for whimsical include capricious, fanciful, quirky.
Antonyms of whimsical include serious, sober, predictable.
Whimsical is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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