Antonyms for vagary
vəˈgɛər i, ˈveɪ gə riva·ga·ry

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1. vagary

   An intellectual fancy is a mental image or picture founded upon slight or whimsical association or resemblance; a conceit has less of the picturesque and more of the theoretic than a fancy; a conceit is somewhat aside from the common laws of reasoning, as a fancy is lighter and more airy than the common mode of thought. A conceit or fancy may be wholly unfounded, while a conception always has, or is believed to have, some answering reality. (Compare REASON.) An intellectual fancy or conceit may be pleasing or amusing, but is never worth serious discussion; we speak of a mere fancy, a droll or odd conceit. An emotional or personal fancy is a capricious liking formed with slight reason and no exercise of judgment, and liable to fade as lightly as it was formed. In a broader sense, the fancy signifies the faculty by which fancies or mental images are formed, associated, or combined. Compare synonyms for DREAM; IDEA; IMAGINATION.

   Antonyms:
   actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity

   Synonyms:
   belief, caprice, conceit, conception, desire, fancy, humor, idea, image, imagination, inclination, liking, mood, predilection, supposition, whim

   Preposition:
   To have a fancy for or take a fancy to a person or thing.

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1. vagary

   Antonyms:
   purpose, determination, judgment, conviction, seriousness

   Synonyms:
   whim, fancy, crotchet, freak, caprice

Matched Categories

1. • Change

Princeton's WordNet

1. vagarynoun

   an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)

   "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

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1. vagarynoun

   Synonyms:
   whim, caprice, fancy, freak, whimsey, humor

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