Synonyms for indiscretion
Most common
imprudence foolishness rashness carelessness misdeed mistake
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Imprudence — the quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion
2. Misdeed
misdeed, mistake, omission, lapse, fault, dereliction, trespass, slip, delinquency, trip, faux pas, peccadillo, transgression, blunder, gaffe, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, solecism
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion
He apologized for his youthful indiscretion.
- n. 2
An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
Related words
- Word family
- indiscreet
Forms
- Plural
- indiscretions → imprudences, foolishnesses, rashnesses, carelessnesses…
Example sentences
- foolishness I'm getting endlessly annoyed by this foolishness.
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- rashness I was not too pleased with his rashness to take down that guy.
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indiscretion | rising | |
| foolishness | rising | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| imprudence | steady | |
| rashness | steady | |
| mistake | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- trip1, slip1
- 5 letters
- fault1, lapse1, folly2, gaffe1
- 7 letters
- mistake2, blunder2, misdeed2
- 8 letters
- omission3, trespass2, rashness, solecism, unwisdom
- 10 letters
- imprudence3, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, foolishness3, delinquency4, dereliction4
- 12 letters
- carelessness3, misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3
- 15 letters
- injudiciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (folly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indiscrétion
- Italiano
- indiscrezione