Thesaurus results for WHIMSIES

whimsies

noun

variants also whimseys

plural of whimsy

as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent

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Recent Examples of whimsies In honor of Valentine’s Day, Stephanie also has a story on the whimsies created by chocolate artist Chris Ford at his West Hollywood pop-up shop. —

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026 In The Girlfriend, the truth is malleable, open to change based on our biases, judgments, whimsies, and desires. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsies

Noun

This choice was born of a desire for narrative sovereignty, ensuring that our story would never be subject to the shifting whims of political administrations.

— Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026
The show's writers subsequently did their best to accommodate the strange whims of action figure designers on the hunt for more and more playable designs.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 June 2026