Bizarre vs Capricious - What's the difference?
bizarre | capricious | Related terms |
strangely unconventional in style or appearance.
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, title=Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom
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Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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Bizarre is a related term of capricious.
As adjectives the difference between bizarre and capricious
is that bizarre is strangely unconventional in style or appearance while capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.bizarre
English
Adjective
(en-adj)citation, page= , passage=West Brom enjoyed more possession as the half progressed and were handed a penalty of their own in the 21st minute in bizarre circumstances.}}
Usage notes
The more'' and ''most forms are the most common comparative and superlative forms. While (bizarrest) is encountered not infrequently and is acceptable in most situations, (bizarrer) is rare and non-standard.Synonyms
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* ----capricious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.