indiscriminately
indiscriminately — adverb
1. done without any kind of selection or judgement between different people, things
done without any kind of selection or judgement between different people, things, or options, so that the result is often unintended trouble or harm.
Niran fired the gun indiscriminately into the crowd, causing panic and injuries.
modifies violent actions (fire, shoot, spray)
The new tax rules were applied indiscriminately to both large firms and small family shops.
passive: were applied indiscriminately
During the hot summer, mosquitoes spread indiscriminately across every part of the city.
Salma did not use the cleaning chemicals indiscriminately but read each label with care.
- randomly
neutral in tone; does not imply negative consequences
- haphazardly
implies messy disorganisation but not necessarily harm
- arbitrarily
suggests decisions based on personal whim rather than reason
- selectively
in a way that makes careful choices
- deliberately
with intention, thought, and care
- discriminately
rare in modern English, but the direct antonym
文法句型
verb + indiscriminately
indiscriminately + verb
用法筆記
Modifies mainly action verbs with negative consequences — typical verb partners include fire, shoot, spray, apply, spread, use, punish, and distribute.