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Arbitrary

🔄 Synonyms of "Arbitrary"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
capricious	Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
whimsical	Given to whimsy.
impulsivenoun	Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
discretional	discretionary
discretionary	Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
absolutenoun	Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

↔️ Antonyms of "Arbitrary"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
nonarbitrary	Not arbitrary.
unarbitrary	Not arbitrary.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Arbitrary"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
discretionary	Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
discretional	discretionary
impulsive	Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
capricious	Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
absolute	Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
whimsical	Given to whimsy.
peremptory	Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
judgmental	(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
optional	Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
wilfully	Deliberately, on purpose.
wilful	Intentional; deliberate.
deliberate	Done on purpose; intentional.
authoritarian	Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
imperious	Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
dictatorial	of or pertaining to a dictator
autocratic	Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
tyrannical	(comparable) Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
despotismnoun	Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
coercive	Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
subjective	Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.