completely arbitrary
Frequency: 7.819.5 per million words
Emphasizes that something is entirely without reason or system.
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Examples (10)
- His decision to sell the company seemed completely arbitrary to the employees.
- The new dress code rules are completely arbitrary and make no sense.
- The dividing line between the two regions on the map is completely arbitrary.
- Without a clear rubric, grading can become completely arbitrary.
- The choice of a winner felt completely arbitrary, as all contestants were equally skilled.
- The sequence of numbers he chose for the password was completely arbitrary.
- Critics argued that the judge's sentencing was completely arbitrary and not based on precedent.
- To the untrained eye, the artist's brushstrokes might look completely arbitrary.
- The tyrant's use of power was completely arbitrary, spreading fear among the populace.
- Many linguistic conventions are completely arbitrary; there's no inherent reason for them.