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/ˌɪn.dɪ.skrɪˈmɪ.nət.li/ · in·dis·crim·i·na·tely
adverb
  1. In an indiscriminate manner; without careful selection or judgment. The gardener spread the seeds indiscriminately across the whole field.

Synonyms

randomlyhaphazardlyrecklesslycarelesslythoughtlesslywithout discriminationwildlyunselectively

Antonyms

selectivelydiscriminatelyjudiciouslycarefullymethodically
Did you know? The adverb first appeared in print in the early 1700s, and Charles Dickens famously used it in Bleak House to describe the careless scattering of gossip.

Related terms

indiscriminatediscriminatediscriminatingselectivebiasprejudice
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 16, 2026