nonpurposive

adjective

Definition of nonpurposivenext
as in nondeliberate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpurposive
  1. unintentional
  2. random
  3. haphazard
  4. inadvertent
Adjective
  • Don’t Count Out Employees With Special Needs Children While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects parents from discrimination, biases can sometimes be unintentional.
    Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • In almost all cases, Israel has maintained that the killings journalists were unintentional.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of unintentional
Adjective
  • When shown random pixels, the judge guessed correctly only about 59% of the time.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • So far, the only sign of anything amiss is the random Magic Marker doodle on the back of one of the many papers in Kornacki’s hands.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of random
Adjective
  • Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up an experiment to find out which travel mug keeps beverages warmest the longest.
    Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
  • At times, the company seems to police videos primarily in response to public outcry, which makes its decisions inherently haphazard and potentially malleable.
    Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • Some remembered fondly their own inadvertent artworks made by children.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This increases the possibility that the product will be successful in a variety of markets and lessens the possibility of inadvertent prejudice or oversight that could end up alienating certain customer segments.
    David Hengartner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of inadvertent
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nonpurposive

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