Synonyms for discretionary
dɪˈskrɛʃ əˌnɛr idis·cre·tiona·ry

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1. discretionary, discretionaladjective

   having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment

   "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"

   Synonyms:
   discretional

   Antonyms:
   restricted, unarbitrary, nonarbitrary

2. discretionaryadjective

   (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed

   "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

   Synonyms:
   discretional

   Antonyms:
   unarbitrary, nonarbitrary, restricted

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1. discretionaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   optional

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1. List of paraphrases for "discretionary":

   discretional, judgemental, discretion, optional, judgmental, non-statutory, estimated

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1. Martin Slumbers:

   There has been some misunderstanding of the new rule and I would point out that it is designed to prevent any opportunity for the caddie to stand behind the player as he begins to take his stance, we appreciate it was a very unfortunate situation yesterday and I completely understand Keith Pelley's concerns... but there is no discretionary element to the rule precisely so that it is easier to understand and can be applied consistently.

2. Ted Rossman:

   It’s really revolving credit, mostly credit card debt, that’s carrying the day right now, a lot of that would be on essentials, some of it on discretionary stuff as well; but with the average credit card rate approaching 20%, it’s a tough time to be growing your balance.

3. Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka:

   We had unanticipated headwinds in discretionary spending in consulting services.

4. Paul Ryan:

   He’s exactly right, but the defense budget is not the problem. Discretionary spending is not the problem. It is growing the economy and getting entitlement reform.

5. Susan Howard:

   The competitive grants will probably be the slowest to come out, it will be a real heavy lift for DOT to get this level of discretionary funding out the door.