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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It doesn’t mean the indiscriminate application of brute tariff force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Shares of software stocks snapped back on Monday, after what analysts believe was an indiscriminate selloff that stormed the market last week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

As leadership falters and fewer sectors provide support, the selling becomes more indiscriminate.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Politico’s description, meanwhile, was that Blair “encouraged members to curb their hard-line rhetoric about indiscriminate deportations, indicating it could cost them key voting blocs.”

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

While 157 species sounds like indiscriminate collecting, many more species growing wild in the vicinity were absent from the charred remains.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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