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capricious

How many syllables in capricious?

  3 syllables

Divide capricious into syllables:   ca-pri-cious
Stressed syllable in capricious:   ca-pri-cious
How to say capricious:

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Synonyms for capricious


2 syllables
  • fickle
  • giddy
  • flighty
3 syllables
  • erratic
  • mutable
  • whimsical
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with capricious

3 syllables
4 syllables
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