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as in whim
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
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as in impulsiveness
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
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Recent Examples of caprice
My rebellious nature, and my inclination for pointing out her caprices may have sharpened her disfavor.
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
An e-mail publication was invulnerable to the caprices of social-media platforms and their algorithms.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
The whims and caprices of a volatile administration have given most of them a deep sense of insecurity.
—Marquis William Childs, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But Cass is not the man to beat his head in bitterness over female caprice.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
An e-mail publication was invulnerable to the caprices of social-media platforms and their algorithms.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
The whims and caprices of a volatile administration have given most of them a deep sense of insecurity.
—Marquis William Childs, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But Cass is not the man to beat his head in bitterness over female caprice.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caprice
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“Caprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprice. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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