UNSYSTEMATIC Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unsystematic

adjective

Definition of unsystematic

as in indiscriminate

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Recent Examples of unsystematic For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026 The raids appeared to be wildly unsystematic. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Nevertheless, higher but more stable prices without the market-distorting effects of unsystematic subsidization are a net gain for China and foreign investors alike. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Impressed by this fact, Koolhaas and his partners use the exhibition to traverse the (mostly) uninhabited earth with unsystematic abandon. — Nikil Saval, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020 This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017

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Adjective

In the original manga, Ryoko Tamiya is a parasite who takes over the body of a high school teacher, initially violent and indiscriminate before gradually learning from her human surroundings.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
The apparently indiscriminate Israeli bombing that followed October 7th also undermined other Biden Administration priorities.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of indiscriminate

Adjective

Employees optimize for proxy metrics while experiencing their actual work as purposeless.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Nearly half acknowledged mental health issues, and 34% felt their lack of personal relationships was a factor that contributed to feeling purposeless.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of purposeless

Adjective

Parenting was a haphazard experiment for even the best intentioned, and Helen and John observed their offspring, Bo, DH, and Mido, with profound fascination, as only parents can.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Appalled by her haphazard selfies, Scott took over with the camera.

— Scott Westerfeld, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of haphazard

Adjective

Many young men feel directionless, especially in a digital age where friendships and communities are fragmented.

— Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 July 2026
Yankee, and Danny Jansen could also end up on the block, and the directionless Angels would be wise to deal Long Island native Logan O’Hoppe.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

Definition of directionless

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