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indiscriminate

 
Dictionary: in·dis·crim·i·nate   (ĭn'dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nĭt) pronunciation
 
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.
indiscriminately in'dis·crim'i·nate·ly adv.
indiscriminateness in'dis·crim'i·nate·ness n.
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Thesaurus: indiscriminate
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adjective

    Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure: chance, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random, spot, unplanned. See planned/unplanned.

 
Antonyms: indiscriminate
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adj

Definition: random, chaotic
Antonyms: chosen, critical, definite, discriminating, discriminatory, methodical, particular, selective, specific, systematic


 
WordNet: indiscriminate
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: failing to make or recognize distinctions

Meaning #2: not marked by fine distinctions
  Antonym: discriminate (meaning #1)


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tilfældig, vilkårlig, planløs, ukritisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
willekeurig, onkritisch, lukraak

Français (French)
adj. - sans distinction, sans discernement, arbitraire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - willkürlich, unkritisch, wahllos, unüberlegt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χωρίς διακρίσεις, τυφλός, γενικός, γενικευμένος

Italiano (Italian)
indiscriminato, promiscuo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indiscriminado

Русский (Russian)
неразборчивый, смешанный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indistinto, sin criterio, arbitrario, confuso, promiscuo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - okritisk, slumpartad, urskillningslös, rörig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不加区别的, 杂陈的, 不分皂白的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不加區別的, 雜陳的, 不分皂白的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무차별의, 난잡한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無差別の, 乱雑な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مميز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מבחין, מבולבל‬


 
 
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fussy
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Promiscuous (in medicine)

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