Capricious
Capricious adjective - Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.
Irrational and capricious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irrational" instead an adjective "Capricious".
Nearby Words: caprice, capriciously
Irrational
Irrational adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.
Capricious and irrational are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capricious" instead an adjective "Irrational".
Nearby Words: irrationality, irrationally
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extravagant and capricious
- extravagant and irrational
- eccentric and capricious
- eccentric and irrational
- wild and capricious
- wild and irrational
- thoughtless and capricious
- thoughtless and irrational
- impetuous and capricious
- impetuous and irrational
- queer and capricious
- queer and irrational
- inconsistent and capricious
- inconsistent and irrational
Both words in one sentence
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The footnotes indicate that while fairies like the idea of being kings, they also tend to be highly capricious, irrational, and easily distracted.
Source: Mighty Whitey
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