IELTS Anvil

arbitrary

CEFR: C1

Based on random choice, personal whim, or subjective preference rather than any objective system.

Synonyms

capricious
random

Common Collocations

arbitrary decision
purely arbitrary
arbitrary rules

Example Sentence

Setting speed limits without reference to traffic density analysis is fundamentally arbitrary.

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