On a whim
Suddenly
Suddenly adverb - With great suddenness.
On a whim and suddenly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "On a whim" instead an adverb "Suddenly".
Nearby Words: sudden, suddenness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- headlong and on a whim
- headlong and suddenly
- quickly and on a whim
- quickly and suddenly
- rapidly and on a whim
- rapidly and suddenly
- recklessly and on a whim
- recklessly and suddenly
- expeditiously and on a whim
- expeditiously and suddenly
- speedily and on a whim
- speedily and suddenly
- swiftly and on a whim
- swiftly and suddenly
Both terms in one sentence
- Attention Deficit Creator Disorder: She often starts new stories on a whim, and stories which have gone with a steady string of updates can suddenly go cold... before many get updates again.
Source: Creator / Lucillia -
A 5.0 character might suddenly turn on a juicy target of opportunity on a whim while an inveterate -10 might ignore a helpless hauler and find something bigger and better to blow up.
Source: Video Game / EVE Online
Cite this Source
Suddenly and On a whim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_a_whim/suddenly
On a whim & Suddenly. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_a_whim/suddenly>.
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