To do him justice, he is a discreet man.
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Discreet
//dɪˈskɹiːt//
Synonyms for "discreet" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
circumspectprudentaloofastutebackwardbashfulblankcalculatingcannycarefulcautiouscharychilledchillycloseclosemouthedcoldconscientiousconservativeconsiderate
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Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
olympianon guardoverlooking no possibilitypawkyplainpoliticprivateprovidentprudentialreasonablereflectingreflectiveregardfulremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrainedreticentretiring
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safesecretsecretiveseemlysensibleshiftyshrinkingsimpleslow to actstandoffstandoffishsubduedsuppressedtactfultemperatetentativethoroughthoughtfulunadornedunadventurousunaffableunapproachableuncommunicativeuncongenialundaringundemonstrativeunelaborateunenterprisingunexcessiveunexpansiveunextremeungenialunostentatiousunprecipitateunpretentiouswarywatchfulwell-advisedwell-judgedwisewithdrawn
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- дискретен adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- предпазлив adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- сдържан adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- тактичен adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Catalan
2 entries- discret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Danish
2 entries- diskret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- diskret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Dutch
1 entries- discreet adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Esperanto
1 entries- diskreta adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Finnish
4 entries- diskreetti adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- diskreetti adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- hienotunteinen adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- hienovarainen adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
French
3 entries- discret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- respectueux adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Galician
2 entries- discreto adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discreto adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
German
2 entries- diskret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- diskret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Greek
3 entries- διακριτική adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- διακριτικός adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- δισκρετ adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Hungarian
3 entries- diszkrét adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- tapintatos adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- titoktartó adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Italian
2 entries- discreto adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discreto adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Macedonian
4 entries- благора́зумен adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- дискре́тен adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- здр́жан adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- пре́тпазлив adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Polish
2 entries- dyskretny adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- dyskretny adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Portuguese
2 entries- discreto adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discreto adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Romanian
2 entries- discret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- discret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Russian
3 entries- неброский adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- незаметный adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
- такти́чный adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Spanish
1 entries- discreto adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Swedish
2 entries- diskret adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
- diskret adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Turkish
1 entries- ölçülü adj (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic)
Ukrainian
1 entries- стриманий adj (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
It might be discreet of you to bend a little to the prevailing wind.
Source: tatoeba (267726)
You should be more discreet in expressing yourself in public.
Source: tatoeba (270615)
It was discreet of you to keep it a secret from him.
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