lacking discrimination or careful choice; random or promiscuous jumbled; confused
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in•dis•crim•i•nate /ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənɪt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not discriminating;
lacking in care or judgment:the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent people.
in•dis•crim•i•nate
(in′di skrim′ə nit),USA pronunciation adj.
in′dis•crim′i•nate•ly, adv.
in′dis•crim′i•nate•ness, n.
- not discriminating;
lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.:indiscriminate in one's friendships. - not discriminate;
haphazard;
thoughtless:indiscriminate slaughter. - not kept apart or divided;
thrown together;
jumbled:an indiscriminate combination of colors and styles.
- in-3 + discriminate (adjective, adjectival) 1590–1600
in′dis•crim′i•nate•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See miscellaneous.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mixed.
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'indiscriminate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bloodbath
- butcher
- butchery
- distribute
- floodgate
- indiscrimination
- joiner
- kitchen sink
- massacre
- miscellaneous
- mongrel
- overman
- pell-mell
- player
- promiscuity
- promiscuous
- riot
- rob
- scatter shot
- shotgun
- slaughter
- sweeping
- weapons of mass destruction
- wholesale