as in impulsiveness
an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
the client's capriciousness frustrated the building contractor to no end
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Recent Examples of capriciousness
The president’s bombast and capriciousness have led many European countries to increase their defense spending—a positive outcome, to be sure, and not inherently at odds with the notion of a unified, geopolitical West.
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Fergus McCaffrey Jacobs’ collaboration with the capriciousness of nature is also rooted in the geometry of aeronautical navigation.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Fergus McCaffrey Jacobs’ collaboration with the capriciousness of nature is also rooted in the geometry of aeronautical navigation.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capriciousness
impulsiveness
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Some viewers find her impulsiveness more irritating than endearing.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Farrell’s Sonny Crockett is a brooding, messy, temperamental cop whose impulsiveness and (ahem) intensity is balanced by his mopey vulnerability.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Capriciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capriciousness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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