whim
Fleeting impulsive notion
A whim is a sudden desire or impulse, typically minor and not carefully considered: On a whim, she bought tickets to Paris.
Whims are harmless but unpredictable—acting on whim suggests spontaneity rather than planning.
Someone subject to frequent whims is whimsical.
His every whim suggests catering to capricious demands.
Strong inner drive
- notionImprecise mental impression
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- inclinationDisposition toward something
desire · spur · compulsion · itch · vagary · spontaneity · lark · flash
Subject to sudden changes
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- mercurialProne to sudden change
changeable · unpredictable · flighty · variable · inconsistent · volatile · random · chance
Imaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
imaginative · mischievous · frolicsome · jaunty · airy · charming · enchanting · dreamlike
Swaying between choices
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- hesitantSlow to act
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
fickle · dithering · inconstant · ambivalent · uncertain · wishy-washy · shilly-shally · equivocating
urge
Strong inner drive
inclination · desire · spur · compulsion · itch · vagary · spontaneity · lark · flash · hunch
capricious
Subject to sudden changes
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
mercurial · changeable · unpredictable · flighty · variable · inconsistent · volatile · random · chance · happenstance
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
fantastical · imaginative · mischievous · frolicsome · jaunty · airy · charming · enchanting · dreamlike · elfin
vacillating
Swaying between choices
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- hesitantSlow to act
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
undecided · fickle · dithering · inconstant · ambivalent · uncertain · wishy-washy · shilly-shally · equivocating · fluctuating
hoist
Raise with tackle
- Quick Decisionssnap judgment, gut feeling, impulse buy, quick pick, on the fly
- urgesurge, impulse, sudden urge, craving, compulsion
- whimscaprice, fancy, impulse, notion, vagary
- impulsesimpulse, urge, impulse buying, blurting out, caprice
- inspirationinspiration, muse, affirmations, motivational quotes, inspirational quotes
- Spontaneityimpulse, snap decision, sudden urge, improvisation, improv
whimplan
Detailed proposal for achieving
deliberation · calculation · strategy · forethought · premeditation
whimpermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
constancy · commitment · steadfastness · conviction · principle
- on a whimWithout forethought or reason
- whimsical designPlayfully inventive creative approach
- whimsical stylePlayfully unconventional aesthetic approach
- whimsical charactersPlayfully peculiar fictional figures
- whimsical artCreative work emphasizing fancy
- whimsical illustrationsImaginative, playful visual art