Habit and Whim

Habit

Habit noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.

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Whim and habit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whim" instead a noun "Habit".

Nearby Words: habitual, habitually, habited, habitus, habitue

Whim noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

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Habit and whim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Habit" instead a noun "Whim".

Nearby Words: whimsical, whimsy, whimper

good	good habit	good whim
expensive	expensive habit	expensive whim
simple	simple habit	simple whim
little	little habit	little whim
Other adjectives: bad, possible, apparent, strange.

Of course, the man had the habit of making long televised speeches to the nation at a whim, on top of his weekly six-hour talk show.

Source: Fountain of Memes
As you traverse through the assorted levels, the ground underneath the Kid's feet comes together and falls apart at the slightest whim, even disregarding his habit of wantonly smashing everything he sees into bite-sized chunks.

Source: Shattered World
If the ship was grossly undermanned, which wouldn't be out of the ordinary given the Red Plague's effects on Russia and Ruskov's habit of killing his subordinates on a whim, then the relative lack of personnel is more realistic.

Source: Series / The Last Ship

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