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caprice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of caprice

1 a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

  • an out-of-character caprice led him to take the day off from work and go to the beach
Synonyms of caprice

bee, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
Words Related to caprice

capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy (also phantasy), freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality

conceit

concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought

brainstorm, inspiration
Phrases Synonymous with caprice

bee in one's bonnet

2 an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions

  • his knack for picking racetrack winners appears to owe as much to caprice as it does to a canny assessment of horseflesh
Synonyms of caprice

capriciousness, freakishness, impulsiveness, whimsicality, whimsicalness
Words Related to caprice

mercurialness, moodiness, unpredictability, willfulness

eccentricity, flakiness

arbitrariness, fickleness, inconstancy, irregularity, volatileness, volatility

changeability, flexibility, mutability, variability, variableness
Near Antonyms of caprice

levelheadedness, practicality, reasonability, reasonableness

fastness, firmness, fixedness, immovability, immovableness, immutability, inflexibility, invariability

changelessness, constancy, stability, steadfastness, steadiness

Synonym Discussion of caprice

caprice, whim, vagary, crotchet mean an irrational or unpredictable idea or desire. caprice stresses lack of apparent motivation and suggests willfulness.
    • by sheer caprice she quit her job
whim implies a fantastic, capricious turn of mind or inclination.
    • an odd antique that was bought on a whim
vagary stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notion or desire.
    • he had been prone to strange vagaries
crotchet implies an eccentric opinion or preference.
    • a serious scientist equally known for his bizarre crotchets

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