INDISCRIMINATELY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscriminately

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as in arbitrarily

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Recent Examples of indiscriminately Legibility is better than permissiveness, because a business that declares its rules can enforce them, while a business that blocks indiscriminately can only hope. — Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 People get overexcited about the latest breakthrough and begin investing indiscriminately in the companies driving the innovation. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 The suspect appeared to have fired indiscriminately at students in a classroom next to his own after leaving his Grade 9 classroom, Palencia said in a separate interview with local DZBB radio. — CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 The organizations that succeed will not be those that slow adoption out of fear, nor those that automate indiscriminately. — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 But unlike David, this monstrous trio is designed to indiscriminately kill anyone and everyone in their path. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 However, the answer should not be to eliminate human contact indiscriminately. — Zain Khawaja, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 In those animals, the clustered engram synapses were destroyed indiscriminately—just like every other synapse. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Flying over the battle, Ulf directs Silverwing's fire on both armies seemingly indiscriminately. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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Place names that are changed arbitrarily and without due process should not be recognized by the international community.

— Reuben Rose-Redwood, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

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Neither phone should be used carelessly at the beach, but that higher dust rating offers a little more peace of mind.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Combine them carelessly and you either gold-plate the commercial layer or under-build the safety-critical one.

— Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 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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The researchers analyzed 551 female patients across 73 hospitals in China who were randomly assigned to receive either the drug intravenously every three weeks, or the physician’s choice of chemotherapy.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
In it, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo had 24 male college students randomly assigned to play guards or inmates in a mock prison to see how power structures could affect the behavior of ordinary people.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of randomly

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And even though his signature coalition of the willing, the Board of Peace, has potential, it was thrown together haphazardly.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Each of the nine beauty favorites below can be haphazardly thrown from your vanity into your bag and through TSA.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of haphazardly

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Every major opportunity in my life can be traced back to learning something new, whether formally or informally.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Many are setting boundaries too, with 69 percent of Gen Z and 72 percent of millennials planning to set screen-free rules or try to unplug informally during the holidays.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026

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