Synonyms for discriminating
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Discerning
discerning, acute, critical, subtle, keen, perceptive, exquisite, delicate, nice, penetrating, sharp, judicious, sagacious formal, incisive, penetrative, piercing, knifelike, astute, shrewd
Definitions
- adj. 1
Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
Related words
- Word family
- discriminatingly
Example sentences
- perceptive Too much alcohol paralyzes our perceptive powers.
- incisive Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.
- penetrative Sex doesn't have to be penetrative.
- selective She's selective about whom she spends time with.
- distinguishing Feathers are a distinguishing feature of birds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discriminating | falling | |
| discerning | rising | |
| perceptive | falling | |
| incisive | steady | |
| penetrative | steady | |
| selective | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1, keen1
- 5 letters
- sharp1, acute2
- 6 letters
- subtle2, astute2, shrewd1, choosy2
- 8 letters
- critical3, delicate3, piercing2, eclectic3, incisive3
- 9 letters
- selective3, exquisite3, judicious3, sagacious, knifelike2
- 10 letters
- discerning3, perceptive3
- 11 letters
- penetrating4, penetrative, diacritical5
- 12 letters
- differential4, appreciative5
- 14 letters
- distinguishing4, discriminative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).