Definitions

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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Indiscriminate “scraping” of photos from the internet used for biometric matching and facial recognition is also a no-no.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics results in the population decline of resistant bacteria like MRSA.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Indiscriminate slaughter of sacred cows also seems like poor politics, destined to alienate even those sympathetic with reinterpretations of American history.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2021

Indiscriminate handouts, say group representatives, might create friction with local people and disrupt animals’ routines.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

Indiscriminate in taste, the mariposas flittered over cultivated gardens as happily as they danced over thorn-ridden lots and neglected fields.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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