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Definition of indiscriminate in English: indiscriminateadjective ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətˌɪndəˈskrɪmənət 1Done at random or without careful judgement. the indiscriminate use of antibiotics can cause problems Example sentencesExamples - Algeria became caught in a cycle of violence, which became increasingly random and indiscriminate.
- Such a process would avoid prejudice and indiscriminate killing.
- In fact, the current indiscriminate killing was a strategic mistake.
- The destruction seems indiscriminate, the victims random, the consequences immense.
- Modern war is merciless, it does not spare pregnant women or infants; it is indiscriminate killing and destroying.
- The new wave has ratcheted savagery and indiscriminate killing to unthinkable levels.
- Loyalists assassinations seemed indiscriminate, unconscionable and wild but they were never mindless.
- His country and his people have been attacked in a savage and indiscriminate way.
- We do not believe that it should be used randomly on an indiscriminate basis.
- It was random, it was indiscriminate, it was murderous, and it was close to home.
- Mortars in particular seemed indiscriminate in inflicting casualties.
- Charities have condemned the weapons for the indiscriminate killing and maiming of civilians both during and long after wars have ended.
- This contrasting case helps us to see in what sense indiscriminate terrorist killing is the killing of the innocent.
- Both areas were crowded and the results were indiscriminate casualties.
- They were devastatingly effective because they can cover wide areas with intense and indiscriminate firepower.
- By the end of 1941, more than half a million Jews had been slaughtered and the killing had grown indiscriminate.
- Now the attacks are becoming more random, brutal and indiscriminate.
- The ensuing shootout resulted in the indiscriminate killing of women and children.
- This is the absolute opposite of terrorism which allows for the indiscriminate killing of all peoples.
- The bands' original political motives faded, and they turned to banditry and indiscriminate killing.
Synonyms non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating, uncritical, aimless, hit-or-miss, haphazard, random, unsystematic, unmethodical wholesale, general, sweeping, blanket broad-based, wide, catholic, eclectic, varied, miscellaneous, heterogeneous, motley, confused, chaotic thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered, casual, careless rare promiscuous - 1.1 (of a person) not using or exercising discrimination.
she was indiscriminate with her affections
Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'haphazard, not selective'): from in-1 'not' + Latin discriminatus, past participle of discriminare (see discriminate). Definition of indiscriminate in US English: indiscriminateadjectiveˌɪndəˈskrɪmənətˌindəˈskrimənət 1Done at random or without careful judgment. the indiscriminate killing of civilians Example sentencesExamples - Algeria became caught in a cycle of violence, which became increasingly random and indiscriminate.
- The destruction seems indiscriminate, the victims random, the consequences immense.
- Charities have condemned the weapons for the indiscriminate killing and maiming of civilians both during and long after wars have ended.
- This contrasting case helps us to see in what sense indiscriminate terrorist killing is the killing of the innocent.
- It was random, it was indiscriminate, it was murderous, and it was close to home.
- The bands' original political motives faded, and they turned to banditry and indiscriminate killing.
- We do not believe that it should be used randomly on an indiscriminate basis.
- Loyalists assassinations seemed indiscriminate, unconscionable and wild but they were never mindless.
- Such a process would avoid prejudice and indiscriminate killing.
- In fact, the current indiscriminate killing was a strategic mistake.
- Modern war is merciless, it does not spare pregnant women or infants; it is indiscriminate killing and destroying.
- His country and his people have been attacked in a savage and indiscriminate way.
- They were devastatingly effective because they can cover wide areas with intense and indiscriminate firepower.
- This is the absolute opposite of terrorism which allows for the indiscriminate killing of all peoples.
- Mortars in particular seemed indiscriminate in inflicting casualties.
- The new wave has ratcheted savagery and indiscriminate killing to unthinkable levels.
- Now the attacks are becoming more random, brutal and indiscriminate.
- The ensuing shootout resulted in the indiscriminate killing of women and children.
- By the end of 1941, more than half a million Jews had been slaughtered and the killing had grown indiscriminate.
- Both areas were crowded and the results were indiscriminate casualties.
Synonyms non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating, uncritical, aimless, hit-or-miss, haphazard, random, unsystematic, unmethodical - 1.1 (of a person) not using or exercising discrimination.
she was indiscriminate with her affections
Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘haphazard, not selective’): from in- ‘not’ + Latin discriminatus, past participle of discriminare (see discriminate). |