Qualities
Synonyms for capricious
The synonym for capricious recorded in this bank is fickle, in the sense "given to sudden, unpredictable changes". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for capricious
- fickleadjective, in the sense "given to sudden, unpredictable changes"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and capricious carries one sense so far.
given to sudden, unpredictable changes
The mountain weather was capricious, turning from sunshine to hail within an hour.
The true synonym
fickle
Same sentence, swapped: The mountain weather was fickle, turning from sunshine to hail within an hour.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- harsh
- extreme
- seasonal
Where capricious turns up in the game
capricious is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where capricious is the trap
- diceyadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is dodgy, in the sense "of uncertain outcome", and capricious is on the board beside it.
- undecidedadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is open, in the sense "not brought to a conclusion", so capricious is there to be ruled out.
- heedlessadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is reckless, in the sense "characterized by careless unconcern", with capricious sitting one tile away.
Play capricious
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so capricious reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from qualities at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. capricious carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.