unselective

ˌʌnsɪˈlɛktɪv

Definition

Definition of unselective - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

school entry

Rare

open to everyone, with few entry limits or standards

Rare

An unselective college admits anyone with a diploma.

nonselective

wide range

Rare

not picky, accepts many kinds without careful choice

Rare

The policy is unselective and welcomes all applicants.

broad

indiscriminate

biology chemistry

TECH.

affecting many targets, lacking narrow action or binding

TECH.

This unselective drug hits multiple receptors in the body.

broad-spectrum

nonspecific

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Origin of unselective

Latin, un- (not) + selectus (chosen)

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promiscuousness

general behavior

the quality of being indiscriminate or unselective

Examples of unselective in a sentence

Parents favored an unselective charter over competitive magnet schools.
Their unselective intake of donations raised ethical concerns.
An unselective algorithm flagged almost every resume.
Unselective binding led to off-target toxicity in the trial.
Researchers avoided unselective catalysts to reduce side reactions.

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French:non sélectif, peu sélectif, ...
German:nicht selektiv, wahllos, ...
Italian:non selettivo, indiscriminato, ...
Spanish:no selectivo, indiscriminado, ...
Portuguese:não seletivo, pouco seletivo, ...
Chinese:不设门槛的, 不加选择的, ...
Japanese:無選抜の, 無選別の, ...
Arabic:غَيْر اِنْتِقَائِيّ, غَيْر تَحَيُّزيّ, ...
Hebrew:לֹא סֶלֶקְטִיבִי, לֹא בְּרִירָנִי, ...
Russian:неизбирательный, неселективный, ...
Ukrainian:безвідбірний, неселективний, ...
Hindi:चयन-रहित, अचयनशील, ...
Bengali:বাছাইবিহীন, বাছবিচারহীন, ...
Catalan:poc selectiu, indiscriminat, ...
Czech:neselektivní, nevybíravý, ...
Danish:ikke-selektiv, uselektiv, ...
Dutch:niet-selectief, weinig selectief, ...
Greek:μη επιλεκτικός, ανεπιλεκτικός, ...
Hungarian:nem szelektív, nem válogatós, ...
Khmer:មិនរើសជ្រើស, មិនរើសរើស, ...
Korean:선발을 하지 않는, 비선별적, ...
Persian:غیرگزینشی, بی‌تمایز, ...
Polish:nieselekcyjny, nieselektywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):não seletivo, indiscriminado, ...
Romanian:neselectiv, neexigent, ...
Swedish:icke-selektiv, oselektiv, ...
Thai:ไม่คัดเลือก, ไม่เลือกสรร, ...
Turkish:seçici olmayan, ayırt etmeyen, ...
Vietnamese:không chọn lọc, không kén chọn, ...

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Definition of unselective - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of unselective

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