Arbitrary means: Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. Related words include absolute. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Arbitrary in practice.

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Arbitrary in a sentence

Arbitrary meaning

  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; often connoting heavy-handedness.
  3. Any, out of all that are possible.

Synonyms of Arbitrary

absolute capricious impulsive whimsical discretionary discretional nonarbitrary

Example sentences (20)

Narendra Modi’s government has muzzled India’s media through arrests, tax raids and other uses of arbitrary powers.

Rather than arbitrary time limits, the facilities should be subject to frequent and transparent safety inspections.

But now, we’re going to impose an arbitrary system of age discrimination and in so doing create a new black market.

Western constitutionalism arose out of the struggle for personal freedom and escape from arbitrary political will.

A federal judge reinstated both parts of the program in 2022, saying the revocation was arbitrary and capricious.

If the selection seems arbitrary, consider a news release Monday from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

Weil doesn't want to bog viewers down with an unnecessarily long opener just to meet some arbitrary episode requirement.

Conversely, she has denied even having a singular “voice” that might be linked to arbitrary aspects of her autobiography.

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This all seems arbitrary to me and to have no real bearing on culpability or seriousness or proportionality.

With few exceptions, people described the shift to and from Daylight Saving Time as disorienting, arbitrary, and unwelcome.

During conflict, governments and armed groups often commit abuses such as torture, arbitrary detention, and sexual violence.

It also inserts into the calculation a social cost of carbon, an equally arbitrary number with no basis in real world costs.

The ensemble works with incredible precision, selling gestures and movements that might otherwise seem bizarre or arbitrary.

In truth properties that may have been comparable then have in the meantime diverged massively, so the tax we pay is arbitrary.

However, at least six of their co-defendants remain in prolonged pre-trial arbitrary detention in relation to this investigation.

Kaili’s lawyers argue she was subjected to illegal surveillance, arbitrary detention and what amounts to “torture” while in jail.

Rights groups have condemned the government crackdown, which it says has included arbitrary arrests.

Arbitrary boundaries or preconceived limitations do not confine the notion of professional pivoting.

Priyanka claims that Sajid is making arbitrary decisions and implored him to not cheat in the task.

The decision not to return Pierre’s call wasn’t about maintaining some arbitrary moral high ground.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with arbitrary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • arbitrary and 28×
  • the arbitrary 20×
  • an arbitrary 19×
  • arbitrary detention 18×
  • and arbitrary 13×
  • arbitrary arrests 12×
  • of arbitrary 11×
  • to arbitrary
  • is arbitrary
  • was arbitrary

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "arbitrary" in a sentence?
An example: "Narendra Modi’s government has muzzled India’s media through arrests, tax raids and other uses of arbitrary powers." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "arbitrary" from real English texts.
What does "arbitrary" mean?
Arbitrary means: Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
What are synonyms of "arbitrary"?
Common synonyms of "arbitrary" include: absolute, capricious, impulsive, whimsical, discretionary, discretional, nonarbitrary.
How many example sentences with "arbitrary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "arbitrary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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