Synonyms for whim
Definitions
- n. 1
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
- n. 2
A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes.
Forms
- Plural
- whims → fancies, freaks, notions, whimsies…
Choose the right word
Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- quirk The fact that the money came just then was a quirk of fate.
- lark Mrs. Lark played the piano and the children sang.
By length
- 3 letters
- toy1
- 4 letters
- kink, lark1
- 5 letters
- fancy2, humor2, freak1, vapor2, quirk1
- 6 letters
- notion2, humour2, vapour, maggot2, whimsy2, vagary3, megrim
- 7 letters
- fantasy3, impulse2, caprice2, conceit2, boutade
- 8 letters
- crotchet
- 9 letters
- capriccio
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).