Synonyms of arbitrary

arbitrary

adjective

1

as in arrogant

having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity

an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• unfair
• unreasonable
• inconsistent
• authoritarian
• dictatorial
• dominant
• imperious
• unjust
• wilful
• peremptory
• willful
• high-handed
• capricious
• domineering
• commanding
• unequal
• tyrannical
• demanding
• totalitarian
• erratic
• despotic
• autocratic
• overbearing
• whimsical
• presumptuous
• inequitable
• biased
• unrealistic
• partisan
• imperative
• mercurial
• tyrannic
• haughty
• changeable
• tyrannous
• prejudiced
• unprincipled
• autocratical
• unscrupulous
• unconscionable
• masterful
• unethical
• lordly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• equal
• reasonable
• equitable
• objective
• fair
• rational
• impartial
• dispassionate
• balanced
• just
• disinterested
• nonpartisan
• moral
• evenhanded
• unbiased
• understanding
• unprejudiced
• honorable
• ethical
• unimpeachable
• irreproachable
• principled
• law-abiding

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• equal
• reasonable
• equitable
• objective
• fair
• rational
• impartial
• dispassionate
• balanced
• just
• disinterested
• nonpartisan
• moral
• evenhanded
• unbiased
• understanding
• unprejudiced
• honorable
• ethical
• unimpeachable
• irreproachable
• principled
• law-abiding

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2

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

the order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• random
• scattered
• erratic
• haphazard
• accidental
• stray
• sporadic
• aimless
• contingent
• odd
• slapdash
• lucky
• casual
• irregular
• desultory
• hit-or-miss
• incidental
• indiscriminate
• spot
• inadvertent
• helter-skelter
• shotgun
• chance
• unintentional
• catch-as-catch-can
• fortuitous
• unsystematic
• unintended
• unplanned
• scattershot
• chancy
• unpremeditated
• purposeless
• unconsidered
• objectless
• directionless
• flukey
• undirected
• fluky
• unselective
• undiscriminating
• disorganized
• disorderly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematic
• regular
• regular
• orderly
• continuous
• constant
• fixed
• methodical
• stable
• organized
• nonrandom
• steady
• established
• systematized
• set
• even
• methodic
• arranged
• deliberate
• conscious
• wilful
• purposeful
• aware
• planned
• willful
• ordered
• thoughtful
• managed
• orchestrated

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• systematic
• regular
• regular
• orderly
• continuous
• constant
• fixed
• methodical
• stable
• organized
• nonrandom
• steady
• established
• systematized
• set
• even
• methodic
• arranged
• deliberate
• conscious
• wilful
• purposeful
• aware
• planned
• willful
• ordered
• thoughtful
• managed
• orchestrated

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3

as in oppressive

exercising power or authority without interference by others

a nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oppressive
• authoritarian
• tyrannical
• despotic
• autocratic
• dictatorial
• absolute
• monocratic
• tyrannic
• domineering
• tyrannous
• autocratical
• czarist
• totalitarian
• imperious
• antidemocratic
• tzarist
• tsarist
• sovereign
• magisterial
• omnipotent
• autonomous
• unconditional
• jackbooted
• unlimited
• high-handed
• antirepublican
• almighty
• all-powerful
• masterful
• self-ruling
• self-governing
• sovran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• constitutional
• lawful
• circumscribed
• democratic
• restrained
• republican

• limited
• restricted
• constitutional
• lawful
• circumscribed
• democratic
• restrained
• republican

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