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indiscriminate — indiscriminate, wholesale, sweeping are comparable when they mean including all or nearly all within the range of choice, operation, or effectiveness. Something is indiscriminate which does not distinguish the deserving from the undeserving but… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Indiscriminate — In dis*crim i*nate, a. Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous. Blind or indiscriminate forgiveness. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indiscriminate — I adjective blanket, broad, comprehensive, designless, haphazard, immethodical, not choosy, not selective, orderless, promiscuous, promiscuus, random, systemless, unaimed, uncritical, undifferentiating, undirected, unmethodical, unorganized,… … Law dictionary
indiscriminate — (adj.) 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + DISCRIMINATE (Cf. discriminate) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
indiscriminate — [adj] random, chaotic aimless, assorted, broad, careless, confused, designless, desultory, extensive, general, haphazard, heterogeneous, hit or miss*, imperceptive, jumbled, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mongrel, motley*, multifarious,… … New thesaurus
indiscriminate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ done or acting at random or without careful judgement. DERIVATIVES indiscriminately adverb indiscriminateness noun … English terms dictionary
indiscriminate — [in΄di skrim′i nit] adj. 1. not based on careful selection or a discerning taste; confused, random, or promiscuous 2. not discriminating; not making careful choices or distinctions indiscriminately adv … English World dictionary
indiscriminate — in|dis|crim|i|nate [ˌındıˈskrımınıt] adj an indiscriminate action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause indiscriminate attacks/killing/violence/bombing etc ▪ terrorists responsible for indiscriminate killing ▪ the indiscriminate … Dictionary of contemporary English
indiscriminate — indiscriminately, adv. indiscriminateness, n. /in di skrim euh nit/, adj. 1. not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one s friendships. 2. not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless: indiscriminate… … Universalium
indiscriminate — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪskrɪ̱mɪnət[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an action as indiscriminate, you are critical of it because it does not involve any careful thought or choice. The indiscriminate use of fertilisers is damaging to the environment … English dictionary
