untargeted
Lacking specific aim
Untargeted means not aimed at a specific objective, recipient, or outcome.
An untargeted attack strikes indiscriminately rather than at particular victims.
Untargeted advertising reaches a general audience rather than a defined demographic.
In scientific contexts, untargeted screening or analysis searches broadly without predetermined targets: The untargeted metabolomics approach revealed unexpected compounds.
Lacking organization or plan
- scattershotBroadly unfocused approach
- unselectiveWithout standards for choosing
- nonselectiveWithout preference or distinction
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
hit-or-miss · arbitrary · omnidirectional · blind · wholesale · unfiltered · undiscriminating · promiscuous
Having no direction
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
unintentional · unpredictable · erratic · unsystematic · unguided · undirected · wandering · drifting
Without clear direction
- nonspecificNot clearly defined
- genericNot brand-name
- undefinedNot clearly delineated
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
ambiguous · nebulous · amorphous · indefinite · unspecified · unclear · diffuse · fuzzy
haphazard
Lacking organization or plan
- scattershotBroadly unfocused approach
- unselectiveWithout standards for choosing
- nonselectiveWithout preference or distinction
shotgun · hit-or-miss · arbitrary · omnidirectional · blind · wholesale · unfiltered · undiscriminating · promiscuous · random-access
aimless
Having no direction
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
haphazard · unintentional · unpredictable · erratic · unsystematic · unguided · undirected · wandering · drifting · purposeless
unfocused
Without clear direction
- nonspecificNot clearly defined
- genericNot brand-name
- undefinedNot clearly delineated
imprecise · ambiguous · nebulous · amorphous · indefinite · unspecified · unclear · diffuse · fuzzy · blurry
wide-ranging
Covering many subjects
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- blanketSoft bed covering
umbrella · all-encompassing · holistic · extensive · universal · global · total · overall · panoptic · encompassing
untargetedtargeted
Chosen for specific attention
aimed · directed · focused · pinpointed · specific
untargetedtargeted
Chosen for specific attention
selective · deliberate · discriminate · intentional · purposeful
untargetedfocused
Directing attention narrowly
purposeful · deliberate · intentional · strategic · calculated