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Synonyms for capricious
kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəs
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Princeton's WordNet
capricious, freakish(adj)
changeable
"a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
Synonyms:
flakey, eccentric, whimsical, gonzo, outlandish, freakish, outre, off-the-wall, impulsive, bizarre, freaky, flakyAntonyms:
unarbitrary, predictable, nonarbitrarycapricious, impulsive, whimsical(adj)
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Synonyms:
brainish, tearaway(a), whimsical, impetuous, unprompted, freakish, driving, impulsive, madcap, hotheadedAntonyms:
predictable, unarbitrary, nonarbitrary
Wiktionary
capricious(adjective)
Antonyms:
rigorous, conscientiouscapricious(adjective)
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Antonyms:
conscientious, rigorous
English Synonyms and Antonyms
capricious
Synonyms:
faithless, false, fickle, unfaithful, untrue, untrustworthy, waveringAntonyms:
devoted, faithful, firm, incorruptible, loyal, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, unwavering
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
capricious
Synonyms:
wayward, uncertain, fanciful, freakish, fitful, fickle, changeful, whimsical, humorsome, inconstant, crotchetyAntonyms:
firm, unchanging, inflexible, decided, unswerving, constant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#2023 | driving | |
#2392 | false | |
#7325 | bizarre | |
#8512 | arbitrary | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#22039 | freaky | |
#22085 | eccentric | |
#25630 | gonzo | |
#27639 | whimsical | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#32281 | faithless | |
#33621 | wayward | |
#40416 | impulsive | |
#42375 | flaky | |
#44241 | fanciful | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#45805 | outlandish | |
#47567 | fickle | |
#50756 | spoilt | |
#50824 | unfaithful | |
#65029 | madcap | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#77027 | freakish | |
#81204 | temperamental | |
#83297 | untrustworthy | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#87821 | outre | |
#100291 | flakey | |
#100787 | skittish | |
#119226 | fitful | |
#146779 | inconstant | |
#185350 | crotchety | |
#188637 | unprompted | |
#283110 | hotheaded |
How to use capricious in a sentence?
It is random, arbitrary and capricious and disproportionately meted out to minorities and poor people, race plays such a huge role.
There is nothing capricious in nature and the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feel it.
It is deeply regrettable that the U.S. has been capricious, escalated the tensions, and provoked a trade war, the U.S. is accustomed to holding 'big sticks' for negotiations, but this approach does not apply to China.
The Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned about the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons. First, Matthew Lee for two reasons has covered U.N. whistleblower cases accurately and in detail, and we regard the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons as retaliatory, secondly, Matthew Lee for two reasons exclusion from the UN premises because of capricious, unannounced and unknown decisions of senior managers bodes ill for the treatment of journalists in U.N. Member States.
Negotiations and consultations, to have meaning, must be sincere, first, there must be mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. Second, one's word must be kept, and not be capricious.
Translations for capricious
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- متقلبArabic
- непредвидим, непостоянен, капризенBulgarian
- froudennekBreton
- náladovýCzech
- uforudsigbar, uberegnelig, uforutsigbar, lunefuldDanish
- kapriziös, unberechenbar, launenhaft, launischGerman
- ιδιότροποςGreek
- kapricaEsperanto
- caprichoso, antojadizoSpanish
- هوس بازPersian
- oikukasFinnish
- capricieuxFrench
- मनमौजीHindi
- szeszélyesHungarian
- licin, licik, Berubah-ubahIndonesian
- dyntóttur, mislyndur, duttlungasamur, duttlungafullur, kenjótturIcelandic
- capricciosoItalian
- צִפרוֹנִיHebrew
- 気まぐれなJapanese
- levis arbitrabaturLatin
- įnoringasLithuanian
- grillig, wispelturigDutch
- uberegnelig, uforutsigbarNorwegian
- nagły, kapryśnyPolish
- impulsivo, imprevisível, caprichosoPortuguese
- capriciosRomanian
- капризныйRussian
- oförutsägbar, oberäknelig, nyckfullSwedish
- கேப்ரிசியோஸ்Tamil
- మోజుకనుగుణముగాTelugu
- ตามอำเภอใจThai
- kaprisliTurkish
- ПримхливийUkrainian
- پرسکونUrdu
- קאַפּריזיקYiddish
- 任性Chinese
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