Arbitrary
Arbitrary adjective - Having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity.
Usage example: an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again
Imperative and arbitrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Arbitrary".
Imperative
Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Arbitrary and imperative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arbitrary" instead an adjective "Imperative".
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- overbearing and arbitrary
- overbearing and imperative
- authoritative and arbitrary
- authoritative and imperative
- assertive and arbitrary
- assertive and imperative
- peremptory and arbitrary
- peremptory and imperative
- lordly and arbitrary
- lordly and imperative
- domineering and arbitrary
- domineering and imperative
- dictatorial and arbitrary
- dictatorial and imperative
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