Synonyms for on a whim
on a whim

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1. on a whimadverb

   Synonyms:
   on a lark

2. on a whimadverb

   done without thinking seriously about the consequences.

   Synonyms:
   on a lark

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1. Edward Abbey:

   Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers-- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls.

2. James Reston:

   This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

3. Ryun King:

   You're pretty much at the whim of whoever is going to be able to cover that for you, ff you feel brave enough to even enter the establishment to say, 'yes, this was me, no, this isn't who I am,'.

4. Evelyn Waugh:

   If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable. It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, and one to which he attaches minor importance, that he defines it as the opinion of well-informed circles.

5. Lisa Haisha:

   Being reactive is like experiencing the world on choppy seas, always at the whim of the weather.