Arbitrary Synonyms and Antonyms
är'bĭ-trĕr'ē
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Synonyms for Arbitrary
Difficult to foretell or foresee:
Of an assertion, that is contradictory or not supported.
Not knowledgeable about science or the scientific method.
Disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty
Marked by a lack of responsibility:
Subject to sudden change; unpredictable
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Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
Stating opinion in an assertive or arrogant manner
At face value.
Characterized by or resulting from caprice, inconsistency in feeling or purpose, a whim, or an unpredictable or impulsive behavior. See also arbitrary.
Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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unreflecting
That does not reflect light or sound
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
The definition of chance is accidental or not expected or planned.
Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
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Having very strong opinions.
Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
(Somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.
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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Not planned or thought out in advance:
Lacking the power to reason
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
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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.
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.
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.
(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.
humorsome
Alternative form of humoursome.
nonmandatory
Not mandatory.
self-active
unbesought
Determined to advance one's own personality or views
Showing poor judgment; not discreet or wise
Produced by or resulting from a sudden impulse
The definition of crotchety is someone grumpy, stubborn or irritable.
depending on the will alone
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
Having or showing little intelligence and experience
Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults:
Antonyms for Arbitrary
Capable of reasoning; rational:
In agreement; compatible:
Able to reason; reasoning; in possession of one's reason or sanity
Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
Reached after or carried out with careful thought; deliberate:
Democratic is defined as something related to the U.S. political party, the Democrats.
Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
nonarbitrary
Not arbitrary.
Words Related to Arbitrary
Being fully such; utter:
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Despotic
Unexpected.
Based on individual judgment or discretion
Upper, outer, superior, excessive, or extra
Having and exercising complete political power and control
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