Meaning & use
indiscriminately
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In a random or careless manner, without making careful distinctions or judgments.
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The critic complained that the museum had hung the paintings indiscriminately, with no attention to theme or period.
The bombs fell indiscriminately on both military and civilian targets.
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Often carries a critical tone, implying that more care or discernment should have been used.
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