ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcapricious
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capricious
Meaning: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood
capricious in a sentence
How capricious is used in real sentences:
The capricious weather ruined our picnic plans.
The capricious weather ruined our picnic plans.
“At one session, a participant was capricious, praising the project before suddenly scolding the same volunteers, then apologizing minutes later.”
— from the passage Voices Across Generations
Synonyms for capricious
Other words for capricious — fickle, whimsical and mercurial — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of capricious
Words that mean the opposite of capricious:
- steady
- consistent
- stable
Where it comes from
From Italian capriccio 'sudden start, whim'
Memory hook
CAPRICIOUS = jumping around like a CAPRI-cious goat.
Practice capricious in the app