Synonyms for discrimination
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Noun
1. Judgment — discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between…
judgment US, judgement UK, taste, penetration, discernment, insight, nicety, delicacy, prudence, shrewdness, tact, choice dated
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prejudice, differentiation, favoritism US, favouritism UK, distinction, clearness, tastefulness rare, secernment dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.
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- Plural
- discriminations → judgments, tastes, penetrations, discernments…
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A difference is in the things compared; a discrimination is in our judgment of them; a distinction is in our definition or description or mental image of them. Careful discrimination of real differences results in clear distinctions.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prejudice I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
- differentiation The math teacher explained the concept of partial differentiation.
- favoritism Let's talk about favoritism in the workplace.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discrimination | steady | |
| prejudice | steady | |
| differentiation | steady | |
| favoritism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tact1
- 5 letters
- taste1
- 6 letters
- choice1, nicety3
- 7 letters
- insight2
- 8 letters
- judgment2, delicacy4, prudence2
- 9 letters
- judgement2, prejudice3, clearness2
- 10 letters
- favoritism5, shrewdness2, secernment
- 11 letters
- distinction3, penetration4, discernment3, favouritism
- 12 letters
- tastefulness
- 15 letters
- differentiation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nicety3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- discrimination
- Italiano
- discriminazione
- Deutsch
- Diskriminierung