Capricious
Capricious adjective - Prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions.
Usage example: a capricious woman who changed her mind dozens of times about what color to paint the bathroom
Quirky is a synonym for capricious in whimsical topic. In some cases you can use "Quirky" instead an adjective "Capricious", when it comes to topics like unpredictable, bizarre, given to sudden behavior change.
Nearby Words: caprice, capriciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impulsive and capricious
- impulsive and quirky
- irregular and capricious
- irregular and quirky
- whimsical and capricious
- whimsical and quirky
- fanciful and capricious
- fanciful and quirky
- eccentric and capricious
- eccentric and quirky
- wayward and capricious
- wayward and quirky
- queer and capricious
- queer and quirky
Both words in one sentence
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In Nobilis, A God Is You, and the setting encourages very quirky, capricious, or grandiose characters (or all three whenever possible).
Source: King of All Cosmos
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