in·dis·crim·i·nate ( n d-skrm  -nt)adj. 1. Not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective: an indiscriminate shopper; indiscriminate taste in music. 2. Random; haphazard: indiscriminate violence; an indiscriminate assortment of used books for sale. 3. Confused; chaotic: the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration. 4. Unrestrained or wanton; profligate: indiscriminate spending. in dis·crimi·nate·ly adv.in dis·crimi·nate·ness n. |
indiscriminate
Adjective
lacking discrimination or careful choice: an indiscriminate bombing campaign
indiscriminately adv
indiscrimination n
indiscrimination n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | indiscriminate - failing to make or recognize distinctions indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating |
| 2. | indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles" indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" discriminate - marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" |
indiscriminate
adjective random, general, wholesale, mixed, sweeping, confused, chaotic, careless, mingled, jumbled, miscellaneous, promiscuous, motley, haphazard, uncritical, aimless, desultory, hit or miss (informal) higgledy-piggledy (informal) undiscriminating, unsystematic, unselective, undistinguishable, unmethodical, scattershot << OPPOSITE systematic
Translations
indiscriminate [ɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət] adj [person] → che non sa discernere; [admiration] → cieco/a; [killings] → indiscriminato/a
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