INDISCRIMINATELY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscriminately

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as in arbitrarily

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Recent Examples of indiscriminately Our Best Defense None of this means artificial intelligence should be feared or slowed indiscriminately. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Flying over the battle, Ulf directs Silverwing's fire on both armies seemingly indiscriminately. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Julia Masli didn’t indiscriminately choose to employ seven ha’s in the title of her show. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 But perhaps more troubling is that Google, the proprietor of the world’s primary research tool, has rolled out AI Overviews that can indiscriminately take in fake material and authoritatively spit it back out as real. — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 2 July 2026 The results suggest that buyers remain highly selective rather than indiscriminately bullish. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026 The soldiers fire their rifles almost indiscriminately, in other scenes ziplining just a few hundred feet from passing taxis and motorcycles. — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 While speaking to local news outlet Alaska News Source, the organization's president, Amber Morris, said the situation arose after a bird owner allowed his parakeets to mate indiscriminately. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

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Attorneys for the players said Thursday that the Cobb County court found the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the NCAA applied its eligibility rules arbitrarily and inconsistently.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The government says the law does not allow land to be taken arbitrarily.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Kylese Perryman claims his rights were violated, saying investigators carelessly and incorrectly identified him as the man responsible for a violent felony.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessly

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Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.

— BEN BLAND, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024

Definition of promiscuously

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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of capriciously

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By the end of the sales phase this week, more than 40 of the 50-plus sports had run dry; fewer than 10 still had tickets listed, according to several fans who were randomly selected for the opportunity to purchase.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The phase 3 trial involved 1,137 high-risk patients with melanoma, who were randomly assigned to receive either the vaccine and the immunotherapy drug Keytruda, or just Keytruda, for about a year.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of randomly

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Arsenal aren’t obliged to ask anyone’s permission before exploring the market — clubs routinely sound out interest and explore deals informally.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
People have been informally betting on Mother Nature for more than 100 years, Pietruska said, dating to the 1880s when people in India would gamble on whether a rain gauge would overflow during a monsoon.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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