nonspecifically
In broad terms
In a way that is not specific or particular—without targeting, identifying, or referring to any one thing: The drug binds nonspecifically to multiple receptors.
Often appears in scientific contexts where something acts broadly rather than selectively: The antibody reacted nonspecifically with several proteins.
In unclear fashion
- indefinitelyWithout defined conclusion
- nebulouslyIn an unclear manner
- impreciselyWithout exactness
- unclearlyIn an indistinct manner
obscurely · hazily · fuzzily · murkily · indistinctly · amorphously · loosely · approximately
In most instances
- broadlyIn general terms
- universallyIn all cases
- comprehensivelyFully and completely
- inclusivelyEncompassing all members
collectively · sweepingly · extensively · holistically · overall · widely · generically · categorically
With multiple possible meanings
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- crypticallyIn hidden meaning
- enigmaticallyIn puzzling manner
- inscrutablyBeyond comprehension or reading
mysteriously · puzzlingly · confusingly · opaquely · perplexingly · abstrusely · obliquely · evasively
Without direction or intent
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- desultorilyWithout method or plan
unsystematically · unmethodically · indiscriminately · diffusely · irregularly · chaotically · arbitrarily · willy-nilly
vaguely
In unclear fashion
- indefinitelyWithout defined conclusion
- nebulouslyIn an unclear manner
- impreciselyWithout exactness
unclearly · obscurely · hazily · fuzzily · murkily · indistinctly · amorphously · loosely · approximately · roughly
generally
In most instances
- broadlyIn general terms
- universallyIn all cases
- comprehensivelyFully and completely
inclusively · collectively · sweepingly · extensively · holistically · overall · widely · generically · categorically · indiscriminately
ambiguously
With multiple possible meanings
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- crypticallyIn hidden meaning
- enigmaticallyIn puzzling manner
inscrutably · mysteriously · puzzlingly · confusingly · opaquely · perplexingly · abstrusely · obliquely · evasively · inconclusively
aimlessly
Without direction or intent
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
desultorily · unsystematically · unmethodically · indiscriminately · diffusely · irregularly · chaotically · arbitrarily · willy-nilly · hit-or-miss
nonspecificallyspecifically
In a precise manner
precisely · exactly · definitely · particularly · accurately
nonspecificallyindividually
One at a time
selectively · uniquely · exclusively · specifically · particularly
special, specific, especially, species, specialist, specify, specified, specifically, specialize