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English adjective: arbitrary

1. arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice


SamplesAn arbitrary decision.
The arbitrary rule of a dictator.
An arbitrary penalty.
Of arbitrary size and shape.
An arbitrary choice.
Arbitrary division of the group into halves.


Similarabsolute, capricious, discretional, discretionary, impulsive, whimsical


Antonymsnonarbitrary, unarbitrary









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