What does arbitrary mean in English? Meaning of arbitrary definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "arbitrary": based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
Adjective
Meaning: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or capriceExample: an 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 halvesSynonyms: arbitraryAntonyms: nonarbitrary
unarbitrarySimilar: absolute
capricious
discretional
discretionary
impulsive
whimsicalAdjective: (usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. Benjamin Franklin's designation of "positive" and "negative" to different charges was arbitrary. In fact, electrons flow in the opposite direction to conventional current. The decision to use 18 years as the legal age of adulthood was arbitrary, as both age 17 and 19 were reasonable alternatives.Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed. "The Russian trials were Stalin's purges, with which he attempted to consolidate his power. Like most people in the West, I believed these show trials to be the arbitrary acts of a cruel dictator." (Max Born, Letters to Einstein) Frank Gelett Burgess The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.Frank Gelett Burgess The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.(mathematics) Any and all possible. The equation is true for an arbitrary value of x.Determined by independent arbiter. To secure food safety, there should first be a national standard to arbitrarily state what is wholesome and what is not; second, the final buyer should know exactly what he is purchasing. (The World's Work ...: a history of our time)Synonyms:
irrational, irresponsible, random, unreasonable, erratic, subjective, capricious, inconsistent, willful, discretionary, frivolous, approximate, fanciful, injudicious, offhand, optional, supercilious, superficial, unaccountable, unscientific, wayward, autocratic, absolute, bossy, despotic, dogmatic, domineering, downright, flat out, high-handed, imperious, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory, summary, tyrannical, monocratic, tyrannous, no ifs ands or buts, no joke, straight out,
Antonyms:
logical, sensible, reliable, dependable, unchanging, circumspect, rational, democratic, reasonable, definite, consistent, regular, steady, reasoned, supported, circumspect, rational, democratic, reasonable, reasoned, supported,
