Synonyms for wonky
ˈwɒŋ kiwonky

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1. wonkyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lonkie, awry, skew-whiff

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1. askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiffadjective

   turned or twisted toward one side

   "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

   Antonyms:
   straight, stable

2. rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonkyadjective

   inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

   "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

   Synonyms:
   weak, infirm, askew, shaky, weakly, debile, precarious, skew-whiff, trembling, cockeyed, sapless, rachitic, lopsided, decrepit, awry(p), shivering, wobbly, feeble, rickety

   Antonyms:
   stable, straight

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1. Tresa Undem:

   A wonky conversation about institutional racism and solutions to it I don't think is threatening to most people.

2. Jen Psaki:

   That’s why I love being a Democrat, there's a lot of wonky nerds in the Democratic Party, but we need to make it real for people, so we need to really think carefully about not getting too wonkified and making we're we talk about things in a way that is accessible.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   The name may sound a little wonky, but this is a powerful provision that would fundamentally tilt the playing field further in favor of multinational corporations, worse yet, it would undermine U.S. sovereignty.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I'm proud that George and [Jeb, Jr.] are actively involved in the campaign, and my advice is have fun, do it with joy in your heart. Don't get too wonky, use the kind of humor that he's got to take me down a notch or two.