capriciously

🇺🇸 /kəˈprɪʃəsli/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈprɪʃəsli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
adverb
R

acting without a predictable pattern or reason

The weather changed capriciously, making outdoor plans difficult.

R

changing suddenly and unpredictably

The stock market moved capriciously, causing panic among investors.

translation

adv. acting without a predictable pattern or reason; changing suddenly and unpredictably

Synonyms

indiscriminately adv. 任意, 盲目 promiscuously adv. 性关系混乱地, 随意地 whimsically adv. 异想天开地 haphazardly adv. 随意地 irregularly adv. 不规则地, 不定期地, 不按常规地 carelessly adv. 粗心地, 漫不经心地 arbitrarily adv. 任意地, 专横地 informally adv. 非正式地, 穿着休闲地 erratically adv. 不规则地 randomly adv. 随机地 casually adv. 随意地, 漫不经心地, 装作不经意地, 休闲地, 临时地

Antonyms

methodically adv. 有条不紊地 formally adv. 正式地, 官方地, 正规地, 形式上, 有条理地 systematically adv. 有系统地 carefully adv. 小心翼翼地, 仔细地

Similar Words

capricious adj. 反复无常的, 多变的