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Common collocations with arbitrary in American Collocation

arbitrary adjective

US /ˈɑrbɪˌtreri/

rather

fairly
rather
somewhat

a fairly arbitrary collection of articles

completely

completely
entirely
purely
quite
totally

It is a well-argued text which attacks the quite arbitrary division between popular and serious literature.

seeming arbitrary

apparently
seemingly

It’s a seemingly arbitrary list that has little in the way of logic.

arrest
decision
detention
distinction
execution
limit
number
rule

Arbitrary arrests and beatings were common.