Arbitrary
Strict
Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.
Arbitrary and strict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arbitrary" instead an adjective "Strict".
Nearby Words: strictly, strictness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Instead of being a kind loving Matriarch, the mother is strict, arbitrary, unreasonable, and has a volcanic temper.
- One particularly strict limitation is the fact that computers can't handle numbers of arbitrary size with any kind of efficiency.
- It's been said that as long as magic causes problems for the main characters, it can be free-form and arbitrary; but once it starts being used to solve the main characters' problems, it needs to be given strict limits.
Source: Analysis / Magic A Is Magic A
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