INDISCRIMINATE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscriminate

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈskri-mə-nət

Definition of indiscriminate

as in eclectic

consisting of many things of different sorts donated an indiscriminate jumble of toys, books, and old clothes to the rummage sale

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Recent Examples of indiscriminate Doctors’ payments should reward diagnostic stewardship and penalize indiscriminate testing. — Daniel Morgan, STAT, 6 July 2026 The industry must now shift from indiscriminate spending to architecting efficient, AI-native solutions that prove their worth, or risk a significant bubble burst. — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Industrial fishing, poor management, and destructive and indiscriminate bottom trawling by ships the size of city blocks left too few fish to breed and replenish the population. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 The substance can cause indiscriminate damage. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscriminate

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Elegant bars like The Marquis and Five of Clubs, alongside eclectic libations at The Bearded Lady’s Jewel Box, should more than do you well for nightcaps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
The musical’s band sits to the side of the stage, giving audiences full view of the musicians performing Mitchell’s score, an eclectic fusion of modern Broadway sound with New Orleans jazz.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of eclectic

Adjective

To find out, Ars analyzed how the prices of 19 current top-selling PlayStation games varied between digital downloads and physical discs (both new and used).

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
This model introduces a Range Extender (REEV) variant alongside BEV options, to address varied charging infrastructure and electricity costs outside China.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of varied

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As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of mixed

Adjective

Past the Army and the Navy, the Florida Department of Corrections, Sherwin-Williams Paints and assorted local police departments, Drummond edges into line at a table advertising cybersecurity certification programs.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Nick Miller Let’s assume that Reece James is fit, and the assorted bodies strewn around the pitch after the win over Norway have recovered.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of assorted

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Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
The difference between a monogamous rodent and a promiscuous one came down not to some grand moral distinction, but to the density of hormone receptors in specific regions of the brain’s reward circuitry.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of promiscuous

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