Vocabulary
Indiscriminate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
done at random or without careful judgement.
Urdu meaning
اندھا دھند، بے امتیاز، بے اصول،
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Indiscriminate medicine donations by families and pharmaceutical companies can sometimes create more problems than they solve.
- The indiscriminate use of force by the Israel Defence Forces and a complete blockade of humanitarian aid has been abetted, if not encouraged, by the Western powers.
- The argument that `only` the Houthis are being bombed in Yemen is not convincing, as it is impossible to prevent civilian casualties in such widespread, indiscriminate bombing.
- One can get a sense of the scale of the destruction and indiscriminate mass killing of Palestinians, including infants and children, in the name of retribution for the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023 from social media alone.
- These may be accompanied by arbitrary cellphone closures, internet blockages, and indiscriminate use of state violence.
Synonyms
non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating, uncritical, aimless,
Antonyms
selective, discriminating, systematic
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