INDISCRIMINATELY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscriminately

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as in arbitrarily

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Recent Examples of indiscriminately The answer was not to remove useful context indiscriminately. — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Holmes had set off tear gas grenades and indiscriminately shot people with multiple firearms. — USA Today, 7 July 2026 First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 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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Critics have argued that it is arbitrarily used to keep embarrassing information from being made public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Those who wanted to lead consistently underperformed compared to those who were selected arbitrarily.

— Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

Flying an unmanned aircraft system carelessly or recklessly, interfering with a first responder operation, is also a misdemeanor under state law and San Diego municipal code.

— Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 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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The murder casually committed by that elemental giant Moose Malloy is only an episode to start the story going.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Copy Hathaway’s monochromatic look by pairing them with a matching white top, or wear them casually with a T-shirt and sneakers.

— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of casually

Adverb

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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Participants were randomly assigned to either the MIND diet or a control diet, both with mild caloric restriction, for three years.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
When harvesting mint, do not pick leaves randomly but cut back shoot terminals to a pair of leaves opposite one another.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 July 2026

Definition of randomly

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Not Considering the Plant’s Future Avoid pruning haphazardly without carefully evaluating the situation first.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
Hanging your art and photos haphazardly is a quick way to make your collection feel more chaotic than inspiring.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Definition of haphazardly

Adverb

Before her request, Vivienne had already informally dropped the last name.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Clyne returned to Palace, initially being invited to train with the club informally in September 2020 before he was awarded a contract until the end of January, which was then extended several times.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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