Synonyms: arbitrary
Definition: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
Usage: an arbitrary decision; the arbitrary rule of a dictator; an arbitrary penalty; of arbitrary size and shape; an arbitrary choice; arbitrary division of the group into halves
Similar words: absolute
Definition: not limited by law
Usage: an absolute monarch
Similar words: capricious, impulsive, whimsical
Definition: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Usage: a capricious refusal; authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious; the victim of whimsical persecutions
Similar words: discretional, discretionary
Definition: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
Usage: The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds