Synonyms of vagaries

vagaries

noun

plural of vagary

as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

the vagaries of a rather eccentric, elderly lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whims
• notions
• caprices
• whimsies
• vagrancies
• thoughts
• megrims
• bees
• fancies
• maggots
• humors
• impressions
• pictures
• kinks
• fantasies
• bees in one's bonnet
• cranks
• whimsicalities
• freaks
• images
• concepts
• conceptions
• conceits
• impetuosities
• inspirations
• brainstorms
• mind's eyes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vagaries

Some strategists think the market is getting ahead of itself — that yields now essentially are pricing in stronger economic growth and are overly sensitive to the vagaries of oil prices amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Of course, the ultimate risk for owning these stocks is familiar to all investors, namely the vagaries of the market itself. — Norah Rami, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

In both cases, there is something at once magisterial and leadenly self-regarding about the melancholic rhythms of Cusk’s prose, with its stiff and stately syntax and its utter impatience with the real vagaries of difference. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

No decision of any kind is infallible given the vagaries of human behavior. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

There is, too, a third kind of eclipse known as an annular eclipse—caused by the vagaries of the moon’s orbit. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Or maybe, for once in their franchise history, the vagaries of postseason baseball will tilt in their favor. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026