Synonyms of bee in one's bonnet

bee in one's bonnet

phrase

as in whim

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

She suddenly got a bee in her bonnet to quit her job and become a painter.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whim
• notion
• bee
• vagary
• caprice
• freak
• whimsy
• humor
• maggot
• whimsey
• vagrancy
• fancy
• crank
• megrim
• kink
• impression
• thought
• fantasy
• concept
• conception
• capriciousness
• fancifulness
• phantasy
• picture
• image
• whimsicality
• freakishness
• mind's eye
• impetuosity
• inspiration
• conceit
• brainstorm