Synonyms for discerning
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
discriminating, astute, perspicacious, clear, sagacious formal, perceptive, keen, wise, intelligent, knowing, shrewd, clear-sighted, discreet, judicious, penetrating, deep, acute, tactful, bright, nice, quick, sage
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
The discerning customer will appreciate our new range of quality clothing.
Example sentences
- discriminating Discriminating against people because of their race is a mistake.
- astute Tom was an astute businessman who made a lot of money.
- perceptive Too much alcohol paralyzes our perceptive powers.
- perspicacious Jane, your perspicacious child just figured out my Internet password.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discerning | rising | |
| discriminating | falling | |
| astute | rising | |
| perceptive | falling | |
| perspicacious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1, deep1, wise1, keen1, sage1
- 5 letters
- clear1, quick1, acute2
- 6 letters
- bright1, astute2, shrewd1
- 7 letters
- knowing2, tactful2
- 8 letters
- discreet2
- 9 letters
- judicious3, sagacious
- 10 letters
- perceptive3
- 11 letters
- intelligent4, penetrating4
- 13 letters
- perspicacious4
- 14 letters
- discriminating5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).