indiscrete
- adjective
- /ˌɪndɪˈskrit/
:
indivisible
- The indiscrete crowd moved as a single entity towards the concert entrance.
Examples
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In the laboratory, the indiscrete mixture of chemicals formed a thick, unbreakable gel.
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The artist's indiscrete brush strokes created a flowing and unified image.
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For indiscrete response opportunities to instructional tasks, students were observed to be on the stated task 100% of the time when presented in a fully explicit manner and 86% when presented in a partially explicit manner.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
46
3.4
Cannot be divided and kept apart, like joined parts or very close friends
14
5.8
Cannot be split into parts
3
7.5
Not clearly divided into different parts or types
2
4.7
Property not split into parts and forming a single whole
1
8.8
Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage
Whole and not able to be divided
Not divided into parts and kept together as one unit
Not divided into parts or sections
A thing that has no separate parts
Cannot be split into parts
Does not divide into simpler parts
You cannot separate it from the thing it is connected to
Impossible to see as separate parts, for example in a photo
Not marked with any sign that tells items apart
Very hard to break into parts
A person or thing that blends into a group and has no clear identity
Antonyms
How Discrete
24
6.1
168
3.5
829
2.1
141
3.7
3
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indiscrete is made of in- 'not' and discrete 'separate', so it means 'not separate'. That's why we use it for something that forms one mass and cannot be divided.