Synonyms & related words for capricious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of capricious — including whimsical, impulsive, vagarious, fickle, freakish, unpredictable. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to capricious

Explore words related to capricious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include capriciously, capriciousness, capriccioso, whims, vagary, erraticism, inconstantly, mattoid. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for capricious

Common synonyms for capricious include whimsical, impulsive, vagarious, fickle, freakish, unpredictable, inconstant, arbitrary — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does capricious come from?

The word capricious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root capr-, from Latin caper (“goat”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.