Indiscriminate
adjective
Done without thought or care about who is affected.
Indiscriminate logging in the region has led to environmental problems.
Often appears as...
- indiscriminate use
- indiscriminate violence
adjective
Not making or based on careful choices or distinctions.
He was known for his indiscriminate reading habit, consuming everything from novels to newspapers.
Often appears as...
- indiscriminate consumption
- indiscriminate reading
adjective
Done without thought or care about who is affected.
Indiscriminate logging in the region has led to environmental problems.
Often appears as...
- indiscriminate use
- indiscriminate violence
adjective
Not making or based on careful choices or distinctions.
He was known for his indiscriminate reading habit, consuming everything from novels to newspapers.
Often appears as...
- indiscriminate consumption
- indiscriminate reading
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Pro Tip 1/3Negligence Implied
Indicates a lack of consideration for consequences or outcomes.
Indiscriminate spending can lead to financial ruin.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Impact
Suggests actions affecting many without distinction or selection.
Indiscriminate fishing practices threaten multiple marine species.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often used to express disapproval of actions causing harm or damage.
His indiscriminate comments hurt everyone in the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Negligence Implied
Indicates a lack of consideration for consequences or outcomes.
Indiscriminate spending can lead to financial ruin.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Impact
Suggests actions affecting many without distinction or selection.
Indiscriminate fishing practices threaten multiple marine species.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often used to express disapproval of actions causing harm or damage.
His indiscriminate comments hurt everyone in the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Negligence Implied
Indicates a lack of consideration for consequences or outcomes.
Indiscriminate spending can lead to financial ruin.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Impact
Suggests actions affecting many without distinction or selection.
Indiscriminate fishing practices threaten multiple marine species.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often used to express disapproval of actions causing harm or damage.
His indiscriminate comments hurt everyone in the room.
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Science can answer moral...
where everything that can go wrong does go wrong -- where mothers cannot feed their children, where strangers cannot find the basis for peaceful collaboration, where people are murdered indiscriminately. And we know that it's possible to move along this continuum towards something quite a bit more idyllic,
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Is Your Perfume Made...
Less than one in ten trees are actually infected with agarwood, And there are no obvious external signs that a tree contains it. The search for agarwood has resulted in indiscriminate felling of trees, a dramatic decline in wild populations and huge damage to the ecosystems which these trees help
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How a handful of fishing...
for a fleet comprising over 90 percent of the world's fishermen and women. Their fishing is generally more selective and sustainable than the indiscriminate destruction too often wrought by bigger industrial boats. These coastal people have the most to gain from conservation
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Is the world getting...
to rake the muck, to speak truth to power? Well, not exactly. It's good to be accurate. Of course we should be aware of suffering and danger wherever they occur, but we should also be aware of how they can be reduced, because there are dangers to indiscriminate pessimism.
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The deadly legacy of...
due to his inflexible prosthetic legs. Ten years ago, I had no clue what a cluster bomb was, nor its horrifying implications. I learned that this indiscriminate weapon was used in so many parts of the world and continues to kill on a regular basis,
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Science can answer moral...
where everything that can go wrong does go wrong where mothers cannot feed their children we're strangers cannot find the basis for peaceful collaboration where people are murdered indiscriminately and we know that it's possible to move along
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Building a city for the...
the Western world we speak much and hear very little if we are to learn from history and believe that storytelling is an indiscriminate vehicle for the pages of history then listening must be our guiding principle as I shared earlier I
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Q&A with Experts About...
definitely not gonna be in a what is the one most important science part about eclipse that astronomers are chasing it so well I mean we we chase anything in the sky we just indiscriminately it's awesome I mean black holes aren't the
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How one scientist took...
After the war, it was routinely sprayed in wide swaths to fight pests, often with unforeseen results. One attempt to eradicate fire ants in the southern U.S. killed wildlife indiscriminately, but did little to eliminate the ants.
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America's native...
this day this is the most medals of Honor ever awarded for a single battle more medals of Honor were given for the indiscriminate slaughter of women and children than for any battle in World
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Science can answer moral...
where everything that can go wrong does go wrong -- where mothers cannot feed their children, where strangers cannot find the basis for peaceful collaboration, where people are murdered indiscriminately. And we know that it's possible to move along this continuum towards something quite a bit more idyllic,
Video examples
Is Your Perfume Made...
Less than one in ten trees are actually infected with agarwood, And there are no obvious external signs that a tree contains it. The search for agarwood has resulted in indiscriminate felling of trees, a dramatic decline in wild populations and huge damage to the ecosystems which these trees help
Video examples
How a handful of fishing...
for a fleet comprising over 90 percent of the world's fishermen and women. Their fishing is generally more selective and sustainable than the indiscriminate destruction too often wrought by bigger industrial boats. These coastal people have the most to gain from conservation
Video examples
Is the world getting...
to rake the muck, to speak truth to power? Well, not exactly. It's good to be accurate. Of course we should be aware of suffering and danger wherever they occur, but we should also be aware of how they can be reduced, because there are dangers to indiscriminate pessimism.
Video examples
The deadly legacy of...
due to his inflexible prosthetic legs. Ten years ago, I had no clue what a cluster bomb was, nor its horrifying implications. I learned that this indiscriminate weapon was used in so many parts of the world and continues to kill on a regular basis,
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
where everything that can go wrong does go wrong where mothers cannot feed their children we're strangers cannot find the basis for peaceful collaboration where people are murdered indiscriminately and we know that it's possible to move along
Video examples
Building a city for the...
the Western world we speak much and hear very little if we are to learn from history and believe that storytelling is an indiscriminate vehicle for the pages of history then listening must be our guiding principle as I shared earlier I
Video examples
Q&A with Experts About...
definitely not gonna be in a what is the one most important science part about eclipse that astronomers are chasing it so well I mean we we chase anything in the sky we just indiscriminately it's awesome I mean black holes aren't the
Video examples
How one scientist took...
After the war, it was routinely sprayed in wide swaths to fight pests, often with unforeseen results. One attempt to eradicate fire ants in the southern U.S. killed wildlife indiscriminately, but did little to eliminate the ants.
Video examples
America's native...
this day this is the most medals of Honor ever awarded for a single battle more medals of Honor were given for the indiscriminate slaughter of women and children than for any battle in World
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Jody Williams
American Activist
Even soldiers from the Vietnam War had said that when they were fighting in that war, the landmine was just one of any number of weapons to use in the fighting. It wasn't until they began to think about the aftermath and the legacy of landmines that they recognized the long-term, indiscriminate impact of the weapon.
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Ambrose Burnside
American Politician
The wastefulness of indiscriminate plunder impoverishes a country, while it adds nothing to the support of the army; policy, as well as humanity to the inhabitants, dictates that all levies should be made according to established rules, and under the charge of discreet and competent officers.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
For me, it is utterly incomprehensible how people share their private life, from truly confidential and intimate things, indiscriminately with thousands or even millions of people.
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Peter Lindbergh
German Photographer
With the indiscriminate touching-up of photos, we've grown accustomed to seeing personalities drained of all their humanity, yet we consider them as real.
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Jay Parini
American Writer
A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children.
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Ivan Illich
American Sociologist
I consider the indiscriminate propagation of self-help to be morally unacceptable... self-help is the opposite of autonomous or vernacular life.
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.
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Gijs de Vries
Dutch Politician
We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.
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Jody Williams
American Activist
Even soldiers from the Vietnam War had said that when they were fighting in that war, the landmine was just one of any number of weapons to use in the fighting. It wasn't until they began to think about the aftermath and the legacy of landmines that they recognized the long-term, indiscriminate impact of the weapon.
Quote examples
Ambrose Burnside
American Politician
The wastefulness of indiscriminate plunder impoverishes a country, while it adds nothing to the support of the army; policy, as well as humanity to the inhabitants, dictates that all levies should be made according to established rules, and under the charge of discreet and competent officers.
Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
Quote examples
Joachim Low
German Coach
For me, it is utterly incomprehensible how people share their private life, from truly confidential and intimate things, indiscriminately with thousands or even millions of people.
Quote examples
Peter Lindbergh
German Photographer
With the indiscriminate touching-up of photos, we've grown accustomed to seeing personalities drained of all their humanity, yet we consider them as real.
Quote examples
Jay Parini
American Writer
A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.
Quote examples
Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children.
Quote examples
Ivan Illich
American Sociologist
I consider the indiscriminate propagation of self-help to be morally unacceptable... self-help is the opposite of autonomous or vernacular life.
Quote examples
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.
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Gijs de Vries
Dutch Politician
We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.
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