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selectively Antonyms

Opposite of selectively

Pinning down the opposite of selectively requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear adverb definition and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a manner that involves choosing carefully among options, or affecting only certain particular things rather than everything.

Usage Example

"Farmers have bred these crops indiscriminately over generations to improve their resistance to drought."

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indiscriminately
unselectively
randomly
Strong
universally
uniformly
haphazardly

Similar words to selectively

Words similar to selectively shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

discriminatingly
discerningly
judiciously
carefully
specifically
purposefully
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Selectively. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/selectively
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