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unarbitrary

unarbitrary

8.6
Not decided by personal choice or chance
  • adjective
  • /ʌˈnɑːr.bɪ.tri/
translation icon : no arbitrario
  • Their selection process is transparent and unarbitrary, relying on strict criteria.

Examples

  • The law must have unarbitrary standards that apply equally to everyone.

  • Scientific results should be based on unarbitrary methods of data analysis.

  • The rules are unarbitrary.

  • Is the selection process truly unarbitrary?

  • Scientific results should be based on unarbitrary methods of data analysis.

  • The law must have unarbitrary standards that apply equally to everyone.

  • Their selection process is transparent and unarbitrary, relying on strict criteria.

Synonyms

unprejudiced
vsunarbitrary
1 6.0

Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas

focuses on objective, principle-based decisions rather than on fairness alone
nonarbitrary
vsunarbitrary
7.8

Based on clear rules or facts, not on personal choice

is framed as fixed principles rather than left to personal choice
nonsubjective
vsunarbitrary
7.6

Free from personal feelings and based on facts

leans on fixed principles and rules rather than only on facts
nondiscretionary
vsunarbitrary
  • Formal
7.1

Must follow law or rules and cannot be a personal choice

is grounded in objective principles instead of being merely mandatory by law
untinted
vsunarbitrary
4.2

Free from personal feelings or strong opinions

emphasizes rule-based, principle-driven determination rather than simple neutrality

Antonyms

92 6.1

Not decided by a clear reason or rule but by personal choice

How Objective

objective
238 4.3
principled
39 3.8
unarbitrary
8.6
arbitrary
92 6.1
capricious
19 7.9

Surface Forms

unarbitrary positive

Morphology

unarbitrary = arbitrary (transparent) = un + arbitrary

Productive negation with 'un-' applied to the adjective 'arbitrary' yields a clear meaning 'not arbitrary'.

Etymology

Unarbitrary breaks into un- meaning 'not' and arbitrary, which comes from an old word for a 'judge' or someone who decides by their own choice, as in the English arbiter. So unarbitrary means 'not decided by one person's choice' and refers to methods or rules based on clear, fixed principles.