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dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪŋdis·crim·i·nat·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
discriminating
Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.
Synonyms:
acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtleAntonyms:
blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent
Princeton's WordNet
discriminatingadjective
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
"the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
Synonyms:
keen, penetrating, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, sharp, acuteAntonyms:
scattershot, unperceptive, unselective, undiscriminating, indiscriminating, indiscriminate, unperceivingacute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
Synonyms:
intense, penetrative, shrill, neat, sharp, shrewd, lancinating, nifty, sharp-worded, not bad(p), bang-up, astute, incisive, acuate, dandy, tart, smashing, cutting, bully, precipitous, needlelike, slap-up, abrupt, keen, lancinate, knifelike, corking, exquisite, groovy, great, acute, piercing, penetrating, swell, cracking, crisp, stabbing, peachyAntonyms:
unperceptive, undiscriminating, unperceiving, indiscriminating, unselective, indiscriminate, scattershot
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
discriminatingadjective
Synonyms:
distinguishing, differential, discriminative
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#209 | great | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3717 | cutting | |
#4704 | knowing | |
#5690 | acute | |
#7174 | intense | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#10534 | neat | |
#11018 | piercing | |
#11793 | crisp | |
#13127 | exquisite | |
#15269 | cracking | |
#16522 | swell | |
#17616 | nifty | |
#17804 | discriminatory | |
#18998 | groovy | |
#19228 | smashing | |
#20516 | bully | |
#21938 | tart | |
#22283 | penetrating | |
#24896 | dandy | |
#24948 | discerning | |
#25806 | crafty | |
#26623 | cunning | |
#27559 | abrupt | |
#29124 | discriminating | |
#32913 | stabbing | |
#34018 | astute | |
#44023 | incisive | |
#44318 | shrewd | |
#46745 | shrill | |
#48715 | discriminant | |
#52162 | peachy | |
#75592 | precipitous | |
#127341 | sagacious | |
#135647 | penetrative | |
#206784 | subtile | |
#252858 | corking | |
#268563 | perspicacious |
How to use discriminating in a sentence?
These messages are often damaging to girls. We are not allowed to discriminate in the U.S. based on race, disability, gender, age, etc. … So why are schools discriminating against girls based on their bodies ? you have to try a dress on and see what it looks like on you, not how it looks on someone else. … It’s like shopping for any other kind of clothing in this day and age. You want to look your best and look appropriate.
Systematically discriminating against religious institutions and preventing student access and choice to Christian higher education is bad policy and will have a negative effect on the state of California. biola University functionally eliminates the religious liberty of all California faith-based universities.
Are you discriminating me?!
I'm tired of being divided against each other for political reasons like this President's done, always pitting people against each other. Always. Look at today: He gave a speech at a mosque. Oh, you know, basically implying that America is discriminating against Muslims.
An easy example is employment, in most states there is no prohibition against discriminating against people based on gender identity.
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