Arbitrary synonyms
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Not knowledgeable about science or the scientific method.
reasonable (antonym)
Capable of reasoning; rational:
Difficult to foretell or foresee:
absolute (related)
Being fully such; utter:
Marked by a lack of responsibility:
consistent (antonym)
In agreement; compatible:
Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
Disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty
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Despotic
absolutist
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
unreflecting
That does not reflect light or sound
At face value.
Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
Characterized by or resulting from caprice, inconsistency in feeling or purpose, a whim, or an unpredictable or impulsive behavior. See also arbitrary.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
Showing poor judgment; not discreet or wise
Of an assertion, that is contradictory or not supported.
The definition of crotchety is someone grumpy, stubborn or irritable.
Having very strong opinions.
Subject to sudden change; unpredictable
Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
Contrary to reason or rationality; senseless; unreasonable; absurd
(Somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.
The definition of chance is accidental or not expected or planned.
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.
Not planned or thought out in advance:
Without a motive.
Not responsible; free from accountability or control
Imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined
determined by no principle
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
Not known or established; questionable:
Administered by a proxy
subject to individual will
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
Stating opinion in an assertive or arrogant manner
rational (antonym)
Able to reason; reasoning; in possession of one's reason or sanity
judicious (antonym)
Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
scientific (antonym)
In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
considered (antonym)
Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate:
autocratic (related)
Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
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
Being a bigot; biased; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults:
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
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.
highhanded
Acting or done in an overbearing or arbitrary manner
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:
(Slang) HIV positive.
Manifesting or originating from partiality or preference:
Totalitarian means relating to a government where the ruler or ruling group has complete control.
Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
Of fact, opinion, principle, etc.
democratic (antonym)
Democratic is defined as something related to the U.S. political party, the Democrats.
circumspect (antonym)
Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
(Chiefly of a person) Inclined to pass judgment, critical.
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
Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
Having and exercising complete political power and control
Having complete political power or control; autocratic
(Dated) Tyrannical.
Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
surprise (related)
Unexpected.
opinion (related)
Based on individual judgment or discretion
over (related)
Upper, outer, superior, excessive, or extra
politics (related)
Having and exercising complete political power and control
nonarbitrary (antonym)
Not arbitrary.
humorsome
Alternative form of humoursome.
nonmandatory
Not mandatory.
self-active
self-determining
unbesought
Determined to advance one's own personality or views
Produced by or resulting from a sudden impulse
depending on the will alone
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
Having or showing little intelligence and experience
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