INDISCRIMINATE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscriminate

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈskri-mə-nət

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 Investors who expect that software has already bottomed are going through the market to pick those companies that could be best positioned to emerge as AI winners, as many believe the recent bout of selling has been indiscriminate. —

Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 The United Nations has warned that indiscriminate targeting of civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. —

Philip Lagerkranser, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026 But some congregants’ anguish over October 7th was compounded by dread about Israel’s brutal, indiscriminate response. —

Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 The pope has increasingly sharpened his criticism of war in recent weeks, repeatedly calling for an immediate ceasefire and saying military airstrikes are indiscriminate and should be banned. —

Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscriminate

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The even more eclectic Tardigrade Collective teams tenor saxophonist Bradley Nash, electric guitarist, bassist and synthesizer player Ryan Bradley and drummer (and UC San Diego alum) Nolan Fewell, who by day is an associate laboratory director at Mobilab Environmental Determinations.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Little Five Points is a bohemian-chic neighborhood with dozens of eclectic stores that are some of the coolest and quirkiest in the entire city.

— Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026