Synonyms of bee

bee

noun

ˈbē 

as in whim

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bee

This past spring, the research team surveyed native bees at 26 forests across the Northeast, documenting the plants bees visited before any restoration began. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Gonzalo also grows vanilla, and Christiansen talks excitedly about the tiny melipona bee involved in its propagation and the lengths the farm goes to protect its ecosystem from pesticides. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Alvarez and his wife, Adda, have made memorial plaques for animals of all types, from dogs, cats and horses to bees, wolves and crawfish. — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

After all, oodles of fans still worship at the altar of Jim and Pam, the shaggy-haired salesman and timid receptionist who became a generation of besotted worker bees’ Ross and Rachel — the couple to root for who became the couple to emulate. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing bee

• bee in one's bonnet