totally arbitrary

Frequency: 7.719.1 per million words

Emphasizes that something is entirely without reason or system.

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Examples (10)

  • The new office dress code seems totally arbitrary, with no clear logic behind it.
  • His choice of winner felt totally arbitrary and unfair to the other contestants.
  • The way the files were organized was totally arbitrary, making it impossible to find anything.
  • Why was the number 7 chosen? The decision appears to be totally arbitrary.
  • Some people believe that standards of beauty are totally arbitrary and culturally defined.
  • The dictator's decrees were often totally arbitrary, changing with his mood.
  • The boundaries for the game we invented were totally arbitrary; we just made them up.
  • Without a guiding principle, the selection of data points for the study was totally arbitrary.
  • It's frustrating to be subject to rules that are totally arbitrary and inconsistent.
  • Any date we pick for the party will be totally arbitrary, so let's just choose one.