indiscriminate
adjective
in·dis·crim·i·nate
ˌin-di-ˈskri-mə-nət 
-ˈskrim-nət
1
2
a
: promiscuous, unrestrained
indiscriminate sexual behavior
b
: heterogeneous, motley
an indiscriminate collection
indiscriminately
adverb
indiscriminateness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of indiscriminate in a Sentence
They participated in the indiscriminate slaughter of countless innocent victims.
He objects to the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
She has been indiscriminate in choosing her friends.
Recent Examples on the Web
As the Americans pulled back from rural areas, the ALP militias became increasingly predatory, shaking down locals for bribes; their selective violence became indiscriminate, to use Kalyvas’s terms.
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
And in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, security forces imposed a near-total communications blackout to cause terror and mass displacement through the destruction of property and indiscriminate bombing across the region, according to the report.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 16 May 2024
But, back in December, President Biden said Israel conducted indiscriminate bombing.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
With the deaths of more than 34,000 people in Gaza, and no end in sight, Amnesty International and other human rights groups have found evidence of war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government, including collective punishment, indiscriminate attacks, and direct attacks on civilian objects.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Experts have interpreted that last clause to include things like indiscriminate bombing or disproportionate civilian casualties.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Biden has stuck with Israel despite his own mounting frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, widespread criticism of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Gaza as well as its blocking of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, and increasing protests against his policy.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 May 2024
The Israeli military assault on Gaza, often accused of being indiscriminate, has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians, more than two-thirds of them women and children.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Above all, Hall was seeing an army prosecute a war using indiscriminate means.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
And in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, security forces imposed a near-total communications blackout to cause terror and mass displacement through the destruction of property and indiscriminate bombing across the region, according to the report.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 16 May 2024
But, back in December, President Biden said Israel conducted indiscriminate bombing.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
With the deaths of more than 34,000 people in Gaza, and no end in sight, Amnesty International and other human rights groups have found evidence of war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government, including collective punishment, indiscriminate attacks, and direct attacks on civilian objects.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Experts have interpreted that last clause to include things like indiscriminate bombing or disproportionate civilian casualties.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Biden has stuck with Israel despite his own mounting frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, widespread criticism of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Gaza as well as its blocking of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, and increasing protests against his policy.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 May 2024
The Israeli military assault on Gaza, often accused of being indiscriminate, has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians, more than two-thirds of them women and children.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Above all, Hall was seeing an army prosecute a war using indiscriminate means.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
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indiscriminate
adjective
in·dis·crim·i·nate
ˌin-dis-ˈkrim-(ə-)nət
: showing lack of discrimination : not choosing carefully
an indiscriminate reader
indiscriminate enthusiasm
indiscriminately
adverb
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