vagary
noun | /vagary/
Advanced WordsHARD
an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
vagary
noun | /vagary/
Advanced WordsHARDan unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
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Synonyms
capricewhimquirkoddityeccentricityfluctuation
Examples
"The project's progress was affected by the vagaries of the weather."
"He was unprepared for the vagaries of the market."
Mnemonic Trick
VAGARY → VARY + GARY: think sudden "vary" — unpredictable whim or change.
Etymology
From Latin vagari “to wander.”
Used for odd or unpredictable turns of behavior or fortune.
Source: Advanced WordsAdded: 9/15/2025
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