indiscriminate

[US]/ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət/
[UK]/ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. without discrimination, without making distinctions, without making choices

Phrases & Collocations

indiscriminate violence

indiscriminate firing

indiscriminate attacks

Example Sentences

indiscriminate violence; the indiscriminate use of pesticides.

be indiscriminate in making friends

an indiscriminate shopper; indiscriminate taste in music.

she was indiscriminate with her affections.

terrorist gunmen engaged in indiscriminate killing.

an indiscriminate assortment of used books for sale.

the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration.

Seventy protesters were killed by indiscriminate gunfire.

She disapproved of her son’s indiscriminate television viewing.

Unless you wish to join the spiritual ranks of bootleg Viagra peddlers and Nigerian "princes," indiscriminate email blasts to one's acquaintances is never copacetic.

Real-world Examples

It is indiscriminate in what it destroys.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2022

Attacks like the one in Paris really are indiscriminate.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

Wood is indiscriminate in his choice of friends as well as enemies.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

TheTonton Macoutes were masters of both image and indiscriminate violence.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Those who condemn cancel culture usually imply that it's unfair and indiscriminate.

Source: Time

Creating SDRs would provide indiscriminate, unconditional aid without draining the IMF's reserves.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The U.N. said it also appears that Ukraine has used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2022 Collection

An Al-Jazeera spokesman told the BBC the action was an indiscriminate attack on the channels.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2013

The spokesman said the comments by the U.S. side are ignorant of facts and indiscriminate of rights and wrongs.

Source: CRI Online January 2013 Collection

Clearing these hazards has been a difficult task, and not just due to the nature of such indiscriminate killers.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

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