Arbitrary
Arbitrary adjective - Having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity.
Temperamental and arbitrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temperamental" instead an adjective "Arbitrary".
Temperamental
Temperamental adjective - Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.
Usage example: stock prices have been pretty temperamental lately, often fluctuating wildly
Arbitrary and temperamental are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arbitrary" instead an adjective "Temperamental".
Nearby Word: temperament
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impulsive and arbitrary
- impulsive and temperamental
- irregular and arbitrary
- irregular and temperamental
- capricious and arbitrary
- capricious and temperamental
- whimsical and arbitrary
- whimsical and temperamental
- fanciful and arbitrary
- fanciful and temperamental
- wayward and arbitrary
- wayward and temperamental
- inconsistent and arbitrary
- inconsistent and temperamental
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