undiscriminating

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌndɪˈskrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌndɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #203541

Meanings

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adj
not making careful distinctions or judgments

An undiscriminating appetite pursues every pleasure without regard to its worth.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not making careful... indiscriminatingunselectiveuncritical

Opposites

discriminating selective judicious

Word family

Derived forms undiscriminatingly

Related forms discriminate discernment

Etymology

Formed from un- + discriminating. Discriminate comes from Latin discriminare, "to divide or distinguish," from discrimen, "distinction."

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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