capricious

Adjective

1. changeable; “a capricious summer breeze”; “freakish weather”
   • Synonyms
     • freakish
   • Similar to
     • unpredictable
   • Related
     • abnormality
     • freakishness
     • capriciousness
     • unpredictability
2. 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
     • impulsive
     • whimsical
   • Similar to
     • arbitrary
   • Related
     • notion
     • whim
     • whimsy
     • whimsey
     • flightiness
     • arbitrariness
     • whimsicality
     • whimsy
     • whimsey
     • capriciousness
     • flightiness
     • arbitrariness
     • whimsicality
     • whimsy
     • whimsey
     • capriciousness
     • impulsiveness
     • caprice
     • impulse
     • whim
     • flightiness
     • arbitrariness
     • whimsicality
     • whimsy
     • whimsey
     • capriciousness

capricious - LookUp

adjective

1. given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour it's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss

changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable a capricious climate

Origin

early 17th century : from French capricieux , from Italian (see capriccioso )

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. the capricious workings of fate

Similar Words: fickle inconstant changeable variable unstable mercurial volatile erratic vacillating irregular inconsistent fitful arbitrary impulsive temperamental wild ungovernable whimsical fanciful flighty wayward quirky faddish freakish unpredictable random chance haphazard

Opposites: stable consistent

Urban Dictionary

Unpredictable, willful, whimsical.

The pop star Madonna has changed her image so many times that each new transformation now appears capricious rather than purposeful.