arbitrary
adjective
[ ˈɑːbɪt(rə)ri ]
• based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
• "an arbitrary decision"
Similar:
capricious,
whimsical,
random,
chance,
erratic,
unpredictable,
inconsistent,
wild,
hit-or-miss,
haphazard,
casual,
unmotivated,
motiveless,
unreasoned,
unreasonable,
unsupported,
irrational,
illogical,
groundless,
unjustifiable,
unjustified,
wanton,
discretionary,
personal,
subjective,
discretional,
• (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
• "a country under arbitrary government"
Similar:
despotic,
tyrannical,
tyrannous,
peremptory,
summary,
autocratic,
dictatorial,
authoritarian,
draconian,
autarchic,
anti-democratic,
oppressive,
repressive,
undemocratic,
illiberal,
imperious,
domineering,
high-handed,
absolute,
uncontrolled,
unlimited,
unrestrained,
• (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire .
