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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination to think or do in a certain way |
| Synonyms: | addiction, affection, bent*, bias, current, custom, disposition, drift, habit, impulse, inclining, leaning, liability, mind, mindset, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, readiness, run, set, shift, slant, susceptibility, temperament, thing*, trend, turn, type, usage, way*, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vagary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caprice |
| Synonyms: | crotchet, fancy, fool notion, humor, idea, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, notion, quirk, whim, whimsy |
| Main Entry: | whim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden idea |
| Synonyms: | caprice, conceit, craze, desire, disposition, dream, fad, fancy, fantasy, freak, humor, impulse, inclination, notion, passing thought, quirk, sport, thought, urge, vagary, vision, whimsy |
| Antonyms: | plan |
| Main Entry: | snap decision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snap judgment |
| Synonyms: | caprice, impulse, inclination, notion, sudden inclination, whim |
| Main Entry: | spontaneity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inspiration |
| Synonyms: | ad-libbing, improvisation, impulse, inclination, tendency, whim, will |
| Main Entry: | whimsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd or fanciful notion |
| Synonyms: | caprice, fancy, idea, impulse, notion, whim |
| Main Entry: | get-up-and-go |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drive |
| Synonyms: | ambition, clout, effort, energy, enterprise, fire in belly, goods*, gumption*, guts*, hustle, impellent, impetus, impulse, initiative, momentum, motivation, motive, moxie*, pep, pressure, punch*, push*, right stuff, spunk*, steam, stuff*, vigor, vitali |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heedlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandon |
| Synonyms: | carelessness, disregard, freedom, impulse, licentiousness, recklessness, spontaneity, thoughtlessness, uninhibitedness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness |
| Main Entry: | incitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus |
| Synonyms: | bang*, boost, catalyst, cause, charge, encouragement, eye-opener, fillip, fireworks*, flash*, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, inducement, instigation, invitation, kick*, motivation, motive, piquing, propellant, provocation, push*, shot in the arm, spur, stimulant, stimulation, sting*, trigger, turn-on, urging |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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