Arbitrary

Adjective

 * 1)  Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
 * 2) Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
 * 3)  Any and all possible.

Adverbs for Arbitrary
overwhelmingly; extraordinarily; despotically; domineeringly; intolerably; paternally; patriarchally; dictatorially; imperiously;presumptuously; harshly; strictly; severely;tyrannically; oppressively; cruelly; haughtily; obdurately;  positively;   relentlessly;sternly; neatly; unreasonably; excessively;unbelievably; offensively; dangerously; alarmingly.

Thesaurus
absolute; absolutist; absolutistic; aristocratic; arrogant; autarchic; authoritarian; authoritative; autocratic; autonomous; bossy; capricious; careless; chance; chancy; cranky; crotchety; despotic; dictatorial; discretional; discretionary; dogmatic; domineering; doubtful; elective; erratic; fanciful; fantasied; fantastic; feudal; flaky; freakish; free; free will; gratuitous; grinding; harebrained; heedless; high-handed; humorsome; iffy; imperative; imperial; imperious; impetuous; inadvertent; inconsiderate; inconsistent; independent; indiscreet; irrational; kinky; kooky; lordly; maggoty; magisterial; magistral; masterful; monocratic; moody; motiveless; nonmandatory; notional; offered; oppressive; optional; oracular; overbearing; overruling; peremptory; petulant; precipitate; proffered; quirky; random; rash; reasonless; repressive; screwball; self-acting; self-active; self-determined; self-determining; severe; spontaneous; strict; subjective; summary; suppressive; temperamental; thoughtless; tyrannical; tyrannous; unasked; unbesought; unbidden; uncalculating; uncalled-for; uncertain; uncoerced; uncompelled; uncompromising; unconstrained; undisciplined; unforced; unguarded; uninfluenced; uninvited; unpredictable; unpressured; unprompted; unreasonable; unreasoning; unreflecting; unrequested; unrequired; unrestrained; unruly; unsolicited; unsought; unthinking; unthoughtful; vagarious; vagrant; varying; voluntary; volunteer; wanton; wayward; whimsical; wild; willful; zany

Etymology
From arbitrarie:,  arbitrarius:, from arbiter:

Related terms

 * arbit
 * arbiter
 * arbitrable


 * arbitrage
 * arbitrarily
 * arbitrariness
 * arbitrary and capricious


 * arbitrate
 * arbitration
 * arbitrator

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, своеволен
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Georgian: დაუსაბუთებელი
 * German:
 * Italian: ,


 * Latin: arbitrarius,, arbitrarium
 * Polish: arbitrarny
 * Portuguese:, arbitrária
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: keyfî, isteğe bağlı
 * Turkish: keyfî, isteğe bağlı


 * Bulgarian:, тираничен


 * Georgian: დესპოტური


 * Chinese: 任意,随机决定
 * Czech: náladový
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: mielivaltainen, umpimähkäinen, omavaltainen
 * French:
 * Georgian: თვითნებური
 * German: ,
 * Greek: αυθαίρετος, δεσποτικός, αυταρχικός, παρορμητικός, αυθόρμητος;  αυθαίρετος αριθμός, τυπογραφικό στοιχείο εκτός "οικογένειας", παράταιρο και ανομοιογενές στοιχείο


 * Hebrew: שרירותי (shriruty), שרירותית (shrirutyt)
 * Indonesian: sembarang, siapa saja, apa saja, mana saja
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 任意 (にんい, nin-i), 不特定多数 (ふとくていたすう, futokutei-tasū)
 * Latin: arbitrarius,, arbitrarium
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: keyfî
 * Turkish: keyfî


 * Bulgarian:, случаен
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ჭირვეული


 * Italian: scelto a caso
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * French:


 * Swedish: