be arbitrary

Examples (10)

• The choice of date for the celebration was completely arbitrary.
• The new rule for the office dress code was totally arbitrary and had no logical basis.
• Critics argued that the selection process for the award had been arbitrary.
• The judge warned that the punishment must not be arbitrary.
• Without clear guidelines, the professor's grading system can be quite arbitrary.
• The 20-page limit for the essay seems to be arbitrary; there's no academic reason for it.
• He was accused of making decisions that were often arbitrary and unfair.
• If the rules of the game are arbitrary, no one will want to play.
• The division of the land into plots was arbitrary, ignoring the natural landscape.
• The firing of several employees was condemned for being arbitrary and lacking due process.