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Hasty vs Capricious - What's the difference?

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Hasty is a related term of capricious.


As adjectives the difference between hasty and capricious

is that hasty is acting in haste; being too hurried or quick (eg without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it ) while capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

hasty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick. (e.g. Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it. )
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    • Derived terms

    * hastily * hastiness * overhasty

    Related terms

    * haste * hasten * hasteful * hurried

    Anagrams

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    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

    Related terms

    * caprice