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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
Alone in her room with her array of makeshift miniature dolls, she is led by the caprice of her imagination.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
There’s a sense of interior chaos to Lee’s designs for Mercy’s space that reflects a messy character and the caprice of Hong Kong landlords.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
Take Zendaya, whose charmingly uneven incisors are a testament to the power that comes from not bowing to the caprices of fashion.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Alone in her room with her array of makeshift miniature dolls, she is led by the caprice of her imagination.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
There’s a sense of interior chaos to Lee’s designs for Mercy’s space that reflects a messy character and the caprice of Hong Kong landlords.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
Take Zendaya, whose charmingly uneven incisors are a testament to the power that comes from not bowing to the caprices of fashion.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Caprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprice. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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