indiscriminating

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  1. undiscriminating
  2. uncritical
  3. unselective
  4. undemanding
  5. random
  6. haphazard
  7. aimless
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  • Eating like a child, Veit explains, was once understood to mean being overly excited and undiscriminating about food, not being picky.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, despite her gender-fluid appearance and undiscriminating appeal, Labubu is a girl.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 31 May 2025
Definition of undiscriminating
Adjective
  • Among Jews with a religious affiliation, views on Israel’s recent military actions are far from uniform or uncritical.
    — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Research published in 2024 in the Journal of Political Ideologies similarly describes patriotism as being associated with commitment to democratic ideals and community, while nationalism is often conceptualized as a more exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of uncritical
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  • The cult film Idiocracy (2006) imagines a future in which Americans' mental capacities have been degraded by generations of pop culture, junk food, and–how to put this delicately–unselective breeding.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
  • With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which – given its ISA model – sounds about right.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 28 May 2021
Definition of unselective
Adjective
  • This dish is undemanding and flexible, equally suited to a weeknight dinner or a casual outdoor meal.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Adding lettuce as a potato companion plant is a smart way to use your garden space, and undemanding lettuce won’t compete with potatoes for nutrients, either.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2026
Definition of undemanding
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  • That production cap isn't random – Ferrari carefully chose it to honor the 1,499cc displacement of the company's very first V12 engine introduced in 1947.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
  • This equipment can also drift from its initial settings due to random factors, such as the hardware heating up as it’s used.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of random
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  • And of how even the most unified filmography can be the result of completely haphazard circumstances.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
  • The seemingly haphazard approach to regulating new model releases has led to widespread calls from the AI industry for more consistent regulation.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • Some jokes, including a riff on the history of the Wright Brothers, feel vaguely Dada, as if Marino and Wain had spent a long, happy stretch of aimless days drinking coffee and free-associating.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father.
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
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