Thought
Thought noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.
Usage example: I just had a thought: what if we both pitched in and bought him one big present instead of two smaller presents for his birthday?
Whim and thought are semantically related in impulse topic. In some cases you can use "Whim" instead a noun "Thought".
Whim
Whim noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.
Usage example: on a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream
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Thought and whim are semantically related in impulse topic. Sometimes you can use "Thought" instead a noun "Whim", if it concerns topics such as sudden idea.
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- He realizes unless he watches his every thought and whim he can accidentally destroy a civilization with half a thought, eventually it gets the the point where he can't even sleep.
Source: Afraid of Their Own Strength - Drogo would simply flip her over and go to town on a whim, with no real thought to her enjoyment.
Source: Lie Back and Think of England - It's also worth noting that even if you think your alternative is superior and the people in question hadn't thought of it, they are very unlikely to just fall in line right away, or fall in at all for that matter; people very rarely change deeply held beliefs on a whim.
Source: Easy Evangelism
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