Type and Whim

Type

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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

Nearby Words: typical, typed

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

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

Nearby Words: whimsical, whimsy, whimper

good	good type	good whim
complete	complete type	complete whim
bad	bad type	bad whim
possible	possible type	possible whim
Other adjectives: random, strange.

Like the Joker, he's the type who depending on his whim of the moment, can vary between laughable, cartoonish villainy and brutal evil.

Source: Chaotic Evil
Because he was isolated from birth and no one has ever contradicted him, he ends up as a sadistic Caligula type who has people horribly tortured to death or rewarded based on a whim.

Source: Discworld / Interesting Times
With just Masonry technology needed to build them, they allow you to change your government at whim, to any type of government (even if you haven't yet researched it), without an anarchy period.

Source: Game Breaker / Civilization

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