” In 1914, we often had to pacify and placate the irrational demands of a cruel and capricious dictator.”
“Capricious weather patterns often cause difficulties for meteorologists.”
capricious: adjective:
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
“a capricious and often brutal administration”
changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable.
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“a capricious climate”
Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic, vacillating, irregular, inconsistent, fitful, arbitrary
impulsive, temperamental, wild, ungovernable;
whimsical, fanciful, flighty, wayward, quirky, faddish, freakish;
unpredictable, random, chance, haphazard
“the capricious workings of fate”
Antonyms: stable, consistent
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