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Capricious vs Reversible - What's the difference?

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Capricious is a related term of reversible.


As adjectives the difference between capricious and reversible

is that capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim while reversible is reversible (capable of being reversed or inverted).

capricious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
  • 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.
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  • Usage notes

    * Capricious can describe both a person and the decisions they make.

    Synonyms

    * whimsical * arbitrary

    Antonyms

    * conscientious * rigorous

    Derived terms

    * capriciously

    reversible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • able to be reversed
  • (of clothing) able to be worn inside out
  • (chemistry) (of a chemical reaction ) capable of proceeding in either direction
  • (physics) (of a phase change ) capable of returning to the original state
  • (thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy
  • Antonyms

    * irreversible

    Derived terms

    * reversibility