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"wilful" ] }, "lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern":{ "antonyms":[ "methodical", "methodic", "nonrandom", "orderly", "organized", "regular", "systematic", "systematized" ], "examples":[ "the order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary" ], "near antonyms":[ "established", "fixed", "regular", "set", "stable", "steady", "constant", "continuous", "even", "arranged", "managed", "orchestrated", "ordered", "planned", "aware", "conscious", "deliberate", "purposeful", "thoughtful", "willful", "wilful" ], "related":[ "accidental", "casual", "chance", "chancy", "contingent", "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "inadvertent", "incidental", "lucky", "unconsidered", "unintended", "unintentional", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "scattershot", "shotgun", "irregular", "odd", "sporadic", "spot", "directionless", "objectless", "purposeless", "indiscriminate", "unsystematic", "undirected", "disorderly", "disorganized", "undiscriminating", "unselective" ], "synonyms":[ "aimless", "catch-as-catch-can", "desultory", "erratic", "haphazard", "helter-skelter", "hit-or-miss", "random", "scattered", "slapdash", "stray" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "arbitrate":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocate", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "skirt" ], "related":[ "consider", "deem", "deliberate", "hear", "ponder", "weigh", "size up", "mediate", "moderate", "negotiate", "prosecute", "try", "find (for or against)", "conclude", "resolve", "redetermine", "rejudge" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudge", "adjudicate", "decide", "determine", "judge", "referee", "rule (on)", "settle", "umpire" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "arbitrator":{ "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{ "examples":[ "the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicator", "arbiter", "judge", "referee", "umpire" ], "near synonyms":[ "jurist", "justice", "magistrate", "intermediary", "intermediate", "mediator", "mediatrix", "moderator", "negotiator", "conciliator", "go-between", "peacemaker", "reconciler", "troubleshooter", "decider" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arbiters":{ "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{ "examples":[ "the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicators", "arbitrators", "judges", "referees", "umpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "jurists", "justices", "magistrates", "intermediaries", "intermediates", "mediators", "mediatrixes", "moderators", "negotiators", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "troubleshooters", "deciders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arboricultural":{ "as in aquacultural":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aquacultural", "garden", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical", "villatic", "bucolic", "georgic", "pastoral", "pastoralist", "agronomic", "arable", "monocultural", "agrarian", "agricultural", "farming" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonagricultural", "metro", "metropolitan", "urban", "industrial", "industrialized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "arbitrating":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudging", "adjudicating", "deciding", "determining", "judging", "refereeing", "ruling (on)", "settling", "umpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "considering", "deeming", "deliberating", "hearing", "pondering", "weighing", "sizing up", "mediating", "moderating", "negotiating", "prosecuting", "trying", "finding (for or against)", "concluding", "resolving", "redetermining", "rejudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocating", "hedging", "pussyfooting", "skirting" ], 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"adjudges", "adjudicates", "decides", "determines", "judges", "referees", "rules (on)", "settles", "umpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "considers", "deems", "deliberates", "hears", "ponders", "weighs", "sizes up", "mediates", "moderates", "negotiates", "prosecutes", "tries", "finds (for or against)", "concludes", "resolves", "redetermines", "rejudges" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocates", "hedges", "pussyfoots", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "arboriculture":{ "as in agroforestry , pomology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agroforestry", "pomology", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arbitrarily":{ "as in casually , indiscriminately":{ 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