Vocabulary
Whim
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
Urdu meaning
انہونی خواہش، موج، وہم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Within days of Trump`s lunch, Pakistan indulged his whim.
- If these are dependent on the government offering and denying them at whim, they lose all meaning.
- The resulting policy chaos hasallowed powerful vested interests to change rules at whim.
- In recent months and years, the higher education sector has seen several high-level instances where organisations violated the rules and regulations governing them to appoint (and sometimes push out) people on a whim.
- Urban centres are shut down on a whim to prevent some protest or the other.
Synonyms
impulse, urge, notion, fancy, whimsy, foible, idea, caprice, conceit
Antonyms
actuality, certainty, seriousness
Curator example
“she bought it on a whim”
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