capricious

(kə-prĭsh'əs, -prē'shəs)
adj.
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See synonyms at arbitrary.

capriciously ca·pri'cious·ly adv.
capriciousness ca·pri'cious·ness n.

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adjective

1. Determined or marked by whim or caprice rather than reason: arbitrary, whimsical. See surprise/expect.
2. Following no predictable pattern: changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See change/persist, continue/stop/pause.

adj

Definition: given to sudden behavior change
Antonyms: constant, dependable, sensible, staid, steadfast, steady

For a list of words related to capricious, see:

• Foolish, Immature, Bigoted, or Trivial
• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "capricious."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lunefuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
grillig, wispelturig

Français (French)
adj. - capricieux, extravagant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - launisch, kapriziös, unberechenbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καπριτσιόζος, ιδιότροπος

Italiano (Italian)
capriccioso, volubile, lunatico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - caprichoso, inconstante, extravagante

Русский (Russian)
капризный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - caprichoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nyckfull, ombytlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反覆无常的, 任性的, 善变的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 反覆無常的, 任性的, 善變的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 변덕스러운, 일시적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気まぐれな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متقلب الأطوار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גחמני, הפכפך, קפריזי‬

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