indiscriminate

[in-di-skrim-uh-nit] / ˌɪn dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt /

ADJECTIVE

random, chaotic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimless extensive haphazard unplanned wholesale

WEAK

assorted broad careless confused designless desultory general heterogeneous hit-or-miss imperceptive jumbled mingled miscellaneous mixed mongrel motley multifarious promiscuous purposeless shallow spot superficial sweeping unconsidered uncritical undiscriminating unmethodical unselective unsystematic varied variegated wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

planned

WEAK

chosen critical definite discriminatory methodical particular selective specific systematic

Example Sentences

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But it was never just about the “worst of the worst,” as the dozens of American citizens rounded up in his indiscriminate raids can attest.

From Los Angeles Times

“We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times

"In these serious crime cases, we find that waves of arrests look more like drift nets," Bougrine told AFP on Saturday, pointing to what she said was the indiscriminate nature of some of the arrests.

From Barron's

"Big issues are indiscriminate. Everyone has to go through them," he nods.

From BBC

"They're built to ensnare sharks or fish and they're deadly effective, but sadly completely indiscriminate," says Dean Cropp who, as a cinematographer and ocean explorer, has been documenting these nets for years.

From BBC

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