vagaries
Whims and fluctuations
Vagaries are unpredictable changes or erratic actions—the wanderings of something that won't stay fixed: the vagaries of weather, the vagaries of fortune, the vagaries of human memory.
The word almost always appears in the plural and typically follows "the... of" to describe forces beyond one's control.
Erratic, unpredictable behavior
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- whimsSpontaneous, capricious notions
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
changeability · fluctuation · inconstancy · mercuriality · randomness · instability · impermanence · transience
Feels attraction toward
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
- whimseyPlayful, fanciful quality
- flightsScheduled air travel segments
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
quirks · eccentricities · oddities · peculiarities · idiosyncrasies · freaks · fads · conceits
Openness to multiple interpretations
- doubtLack of firm belief
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- unknownsUndetermined quantities
- mysteriesUnexplained phenomena or events
enigmas · imponderables · contingencies · risks · chances · hazards · surprises · twists
capriciousness
Erratic, unpredictable behavior
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- whimsSpontaneous, capricious notions
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
volatility · changeability · fluctuation · inconstancy · mercuriality · randomness · instability · impermanence · transience · irregularity
fancies
Feels attraction toward
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
- whimseyPlayful, fanciful quality
- flightsScheduled air travel segments
notions · quirks · eccentricities · oddities · peculiarities · idiosyncrasies · freaks · fads · conceits · crotchets
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- doubtLack of firm belief
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- unknownsUndetermined quantities
mysteries · enigmas · imponderables · contingencies · risks · chances · hazards · surprises · twists · fortune
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- mysteriesmystery, enigma, enigmas, puzzle, riddle
- quirkseccentricities, idiosyncrasies, peculiarities, oddities, foibles
- obscuritiesmysteries, secrets, enigmas, puzzles, riddles
vagariesconstants
Unchanging fixed values
certainties · predictabilities · regularities · invariables · steadiness
vagariespatterns
Recurring arrangements or designs
regularities · routines · norms · rules · laws
vagariespredictability
Capacity to be anticipated
certainties · constants · certainty · predictable patterns · sure things