Arbitrary Synonyms and Antonyms

ärbĭ-trĕrē
Despotic
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. absolute
  2. autocratic
  3. dictatorial
  4. dogmatic
  5. tyrannical
  6. imperious
  7. despotic
  8. totalitarian
  9. absolutistic
  10. autarchic
  11. autarchical
  12. absolutist
  13. arrogant
  14. authoritarian
  15. autocratical
  16. bigoted
  17. bossy
  18. capricious
  19. captious
  20. chance
  21. determinate
  22. monocratic
  23. erratic
  24. highhanded
  25. tyrannic
  26. inexorable
  27. irrational
  28. offhand
  29. positive
  30. tyrannous
  31. preferential
  32. random
  33. thetical
  34. unreasonable
  35. unrestrained
  36. willful
Antonyms:
  1. democratic
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. discretionary
  2. subjective
  3. unscientific
  4. unreasonable
  5. unpredictable
  6. capricious
  7. random
  8. chance
  9. temporary
  10. unpremeditated
  11. irrational
  12. motiveless
  13. judgmental
  14. unaccountable
  15. superficial
  16. whimsical
  17. fanciful
  18. freakish
  19. determined by no principle
  20. depending on the will alone
  21. optional
  22. personal
  23. uncertain
  24. inconsistent
  25. subject to individual will
  26. half-baked
Antonyms:
  1. judicious
  2. scientific
  3. nonarbitrary
  4. considered
Without adequate determining principle: said of actions or ideas
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. subjective
  2. unscientific
  3. unreasonable
  4. unpredictable
  5. capricious
  6. random
  7. chance
  8. temporary
  9. unpremeditated
  10. irrational
  11. motiveless
  12. unaccountable
  13. superficial
  14. whimsical
  15. fanciful
  16. freakish
  17. determined by no principle
  18. depending on the will alone
  19. optional
  20. uncertain
  21. inconsistent
  22. discretionary
  23. subject to individual will
  24. half-baked
Antonyms:
  1. judicious
  2. scientific
  3. considered
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. dicta
  2. dictum
  3. dogmatism
  4. ipse dixit

Words Related to Arbitrary

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Arbitrary Sentence Examples

  • The committee had arbitrary rules.

  • The assumption was arbitrary, based on no valid evidence.

  • Authoritarian parents may not understand the reasons behind the rules they make or communicate these underlying reasons to their children, making their commands seem arbitrary to their children.

  • Whether you prefer canary or white diamonds, the important thing is to choose jewelry and gemstones that genuinely appeal to your personal sense of style, not simply because of an arbitrary value put on them by someone else.

  • The borders assigned to Asia on the west are somewhat arbitrary.

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