Synonyms for wiggly

Most common

jumpy · fidgety · jiggly · squirmy · wavy · sinuous · writhing

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.

   It is not easy to get a diaper onto a wiggly little baby.

2. adj. 2

   Of a line: made up of many curves.

Example sentences

• jumpy Tom and Mary seemed a little jumpy, didn't they?
• fidgety The baby is fidgety because it has wind.
• wavy He's running his hand through his wavy, brown hair.
• sinuous The hikers followed a sinuous path that twisted through the forest.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wavy²

5 letters

jumpy²

6 letters

jiggly

7 letters

sinuous², fidgety, squirmy, sinuate, wriggly

8 letters

writhing²

10 letters

wigglesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wavy² = 2 syllables).