Synonyms of caprices

caprices

noun

plural of caprice

as in whims

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 & Similar Words

• whims
• notions
• vagaries
• whimsies
• thoughts
• fancies
• bees
• megrims
• vagrancies
• maggots
• pictures
• fantasies
• humors
• impressions
• kinks
• cranks
• bees in one's bonnet
• whimsicalities
• freaks
• images
• conceits
• conceptions
• concepts
• impetuosities
• inspirations
• brainstorms
• mind's eyes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caprices

One needed Mother Nature to bestow upon brewers the right temperatures for making beer, and in the days before refrigeration and even thermometers, that meant that brewing was largely dictated by the caprices of the seasons. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026

Today, every country’s economy is tied to others, but a small nation that’s as historically dependent on trade as Denmark seems particularly vulnerable to Trump’s caprices. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026