Arbitrariness Synonyms

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flightiness
  2. whimsicality
  3. whimsy
  4. whimsey
  5. capriciousness

Words Related to Arbitrariness

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Arbitrariness Sentence Examples

  • The book is highly composite, and arbitrariness and disorder are found in every section.

  • The substitution for x, y in terms of X, Y is the most general linear substitution in virtue of the four degrees of arbitrariness introduced, viz.

  • We can avoid this arbitrariness by a different procedure.

  • St Benedict introduced too into the monastic life the idea of law and order, of rule binding on the abbot no less than on the monks; thus he reduced almost to a vanishing point the element of arbitrariness, or mere dependence on the abbot's will and whim, found in the earlier rules.

  • Although he has been reproached with arbitrariness and an insufficient knowledge of Greek, in his recension he undoubtedly laid a sound foundation for future criticism.

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