SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
indiscriminate
adjective
Done without careful selection or distinction.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Without careful selection
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Usage distinction
Return to topRandom selection can follow a deliberate statistical method; indiscriminate implies inadequate distinctions for the task.
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See indiscriminate in use
Indiscriminate deletion removed useful files along with duplicates.
An indiscriminate tally combined ordinary rule breaches and recorded crimes in a classroom's entirely fictional casebook without distinguishing their stated categories.
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