Arbitrary and Reasonable

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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

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Reasonable is an antonym for arbitrary in topics: random, whimsical, dictatorial.

Reasonable adjective - According to the rules of logic.

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Arbitrary is an antonym for reasonable.

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