adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ɪn.dɪsˈkɹɪm.ɪn.ət/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not marked by discrimination or discernment; (by extension) confused, promiscuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
How can anyone be so indiscriminate in making friends as he is?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not marked by fine distinctions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
indiscriminate reading habits
an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: discriminate
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
failing to make or recognize distinctions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1598; from in- + discriminate.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անխտիր
(anxtir)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Belarusian:
непераборлівы
(njepjerabórlivy)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Belarusian:
непатрабавальны
(njepatrabavalʹny)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Bulgarian:
безразборен
(bezrazboren)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Bulgarian:
безсистемен
(bezsistemen)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Catalan:
indiscriminat
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Chinese Mandarin:
不加區別的 /不加区别的
(bùjiā-qūbié de)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Chinese Mandarin:
不加選擇的 /不加选择的
(bùjiā-xuǎnzé de)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Chinese Mandarin:
不加鑒別的 /不加鉴别的
(bùjiā-jiànbié de)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Chinese Mandarin:
不分好壞的 /不分好坏的
(bùfēn-hǎohuài de)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Finnish:
harkitsematon
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Finnish:
sokea
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Finnish:
arvostelukyvytön
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Finnish:
umpimähkäinen
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Finnish:
silmitön
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
French:
indiscriminé
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
French:
indistinct
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
unüberlegt
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
wahllos
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
willkürlich
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
gedankenlos
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
unbedacht
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
unterschiedslos
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
unkritisch
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
German:
ohne Unterschied
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Italian:
indiscriminato
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Japanese:
無差別
(musabetsu)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Kazakh:
алаламай
(alalamai)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Latin:
promiscuus
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Macedonian:
безра́зборен
(bezrázboren)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Macedonian:
непро́мислен
(neprómislen)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Russian:
неразборчивый
(nerazborčivyj)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Russian:
неизбира́тельный
(neizbirátelʹnyj)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Spanish:
indiscriminado
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Spanish:
desconsiderado
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Swedish:
oaktsam
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Swedish:
urskillningslös
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Ukrainian:
нерозбі́рливий
(nerozbírlyvyj)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless
Ukrainian:
невибірко́вий
(nevybirkóvyj)
— Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless