arbitrary

adjective/ˈɑːbɪtrəri/CEFR C1

খেয়ালখুশিমতো, স্বেচ্ছাচারী

Meaning

Based on random choice or personal whim rather than reason or rule.

Example sentences

  • The decision seemed completely arbitrary.সিদ্ধান্তটি সম্পূর্ণ খেয়ালখুশিমতো মনে হয়েছিল।
  • They set an arbitrary limit on spending.তারা ব্যয়ের উপর একটি স্বেচ্ছাচারী সীমা নির্ধারণ করেছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: random, capricious, unreasoned

Antonyms: reasoned, systematic

Similar words, and what each means

  • random

    এলোমেলো, দৈব

    Chosen or happening without any plan or pattern.

  • capricious

    খেয়ালি, অস্থিরমতি

    Changing suddenly and without a good reason.

  • unreasoned

    যুক্তিহীন, বিচারবিবেচনা ছাড়া

    Not supported by thought or argument.

Opposite words

  • systematic

    সুশৃঙ্খল, পদ্ধতিগত

    Done according to a fixed plan or method, step by step.

“arbitrary” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • English chose a different plate for the same idea — a piece of cake — and once you notice that both languages reached for the most ordinary food they knew, the phrase stops being arbitrary.

    English Idioms about Food →

  • That is why the two look arbitrary to us: our first language never asked us to tell them apart.

    Zero and First Conditional →

  • Bangla uses one verb to board everything — বাসে ওঠো, রিকশায় ওঠো, গাড়িতে ওঠো — so English's split between “get on” and “get in” feels arbitrary.

    English Vocabulary for Transportation →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “arbitrary” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • খেয়ালখুশিমতো, স্বেচ্ছাচারী
    • • বাঁকা, নত, ঝুঁকে থাকা
    • • দয়ালু, সহৃদয়
    • • সর্বশেষ, সাম্প্রতিকতম
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    খেয়ালখুশিমতো, স্বেচ্ছাচারী — arbitrary (adjective) — খেয়ালখুশিমতো, স্বেচ্ছাচারী. Based on random choice or personal whim rather than reason or rule.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “arbitrary”?

    • • hazy
    • • prenatal
    • • random
    • • chalky
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    random — random — এলোমেলো, দৈব. Chosen or happening without any plan or pattern.

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