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Capricious

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Arbitrariness 74% connected

The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Arbitrariness 74% connected

The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.

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Caprice 74% connected

An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.

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Caprice 74% connected

An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.

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Freakish 92% connected

Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious.

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Impulsive 92% connected

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whimsical 92% connected

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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