Arbitrary synonyms

unpredictable

Difficult to foretell or foresee:

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absolute (related)

Being fully such; utter:

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inconsistent

Of an assertion, that is contradictory or not supported.

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reasonable (antonym)

Capable of reasoning; rational:

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unscientific

Not knowledgeable about science or the scientific method.

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consistent (antonym)

In agreement; compatible:

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irresponsible

Marked by a lack of responsibility:

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supercilious

Disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty

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whimsical

Subject to sudden change; unpredictable

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wayward

Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable

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offhand

Without planning or thinking ahead

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dogmatic

Stating opinion in an assertive or arrogant manner

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willful

Said or done on purpose; deliberate:

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capricious

Characterized by or resulting from caprice, inconsistency in feeling or purpose, a whim, or an unpredictable or impulsive behavior. See also arbitrary.

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erratic

Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:

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absolutist

Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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unreflecting

That does not reflect light or sound

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arbitrarily (related)

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superficial

At face value.

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See syn. study at (related)

Despotic

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unpressured

Not pressured; relaxed

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tyrannical

Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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rational (antonym)

Able to reason; reasoning; in possession of one's reason or sanity

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judicious (antonym)

Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful

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scientific (antonym)

In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.

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considered (antonym)

Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate:

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autocratic (related)

Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.

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arrogant

Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.

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arbitary (related)

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frivolous

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.

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injudicious

Showing poor judgment; not discreet or wise

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opinionated

Having very strong opinions.

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self-willed

Obstinate; strong-minded

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unreasonable

Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.

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toplofty

Self-important, haughty.

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subjective

Pertaining to subjects as opposed to objects (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)

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random

(Somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.

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chance

The definition of chance is accidental or not expected or planned.

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temporary

Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of permanence.

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unpremeditated

Not planned or thought out in advance:

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irrational

Lacking the power to reason

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motiveless

Without a motive.

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unaccountable

Not responsible; free from accountability or control

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fanciful

Imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined

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freakish

Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre

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determined by no principle

Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas

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uncertain

Not known or established; questionable:

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discretionary

Administered by a proxy

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subject to individual will

Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas

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imperious

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

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dictatorial

Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.

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authoritarian

Believing in, relating to, characterized by, or enforcing unquestioning obedience to authority, as that of a dictator, rather than individual freedom of judgment and action

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bigoted

Being a bigot; biased; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.

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bossy

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

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captious

Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults:

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despotic

Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

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determinate

Not continuing to grow at an apical meristem. In the cyme, a determinate inflorescence, for example, the first floret develops at the end of the meristem, and no further elongation of the inflorescence can occur.

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highhanded

Acting or done in an overbearing or arbitrary manner

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inexorable

Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:

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positive

(Slang) HIV positive.

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preferential

Manifesting or originating from partiality or preference:

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thetical

Laid down; absolute or positive, like a law.

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totalitarian

Totalitarian means relating to a government where the ruler or ruling group has complete control.

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unrestrained

Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:

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dicta

Plural form of dictum

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dictum

Of fact, opinion, principle, etc.

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dogmatism

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

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ipse dixit

(Rhetoric) An unproved proposition that is accepted solely on the authority of someone who is known to have asserted it; a dogmatic statement; a dictum.

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democratic (antonym)

Democratic is defined as something related to the U.S. political party, the Democrats.

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circumspect (antonym)

Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding

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reasoned (antonym)

Which is based on reasoning; which is the result of logical thought

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supported (antonym)

Helped or aided.

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judgmental

(Chiefly of a person) Inclined to pass judgment, critical.

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personal

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general

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absolutistic

Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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autarchic

Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.

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autarchical

Having and exercising complete political power and control

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autocratical

Autocratic