indiscriminately
/ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətli
/adverb
1In a random manner; unsystematically: his armies slaughtered men, women, and children indiscriminately...
- The UN investigators accused them of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilians.
- Now the gunmen in the past few hours have been firing indiscriminately out from the house.
- Security forces killed the two remaining assailants, who had opened fire indiscriminately, the military said.
Synonyms
randomly, at random, unsystematically, aimlessly, unmethodically, without method, haphazardly, blindly, uncritically, undiscriminatingly, non-selectively, injudiciously;
chaotically, erratically, casually, desultorily, arbitrarily;
carelessly, unthinkingly, thoughtlessly, mindlessly;
wholesale, without exception, across the board
rare undiscerningly, unselectively, promiscuously
1.1In a way that does not show care or judgement: people who are sedentary and who eat indiscriminately...
- Talking about "the media" indiscriminately in discussing this scandal is dumb.
- The subpoena alleged that Dr. Bearman had "indiscriminately" recommended the use of medical marijuana to the patient.
- Mothers of mixed children also responded indiscriminately (i.e., permissively) toward their children's noncompliance, just like parents of purely aggressive children.