Discretion

//dɪˈskɹɛʃən//

Synonyms for "discretion" (201 found)

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Noun(1 words)
circumspection

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Related words (100)

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Noun(2 words)
prudencesubtlety

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Translations

80 translations across 30 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • հայեցողություն noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • благоразумие noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • дискретност noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • преценка noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • усмотрение noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Catalan

2 entries
  • discreció noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • discreció noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 謹慎 /谨慎 noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Czech

4 entries
  • diskrétnost noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • možnost se rozhodnout noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • možnost uvážení noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • ohleduplnost noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Dutch

1 entries
  • discretie noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • diskreteco noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Finnish

4 entries
  • harkintakyky noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • hienotunteisuus noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • hienovaraisuus noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • oma harkinta noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

French

3 entries
  • discernement noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • discrétion noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • discrétion noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კეთილგონიერება noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

German

4 entries
  • Angemessenheit noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • Diskretion noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • Ermessen noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • Gutdünken noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Greek

4 entries
  • διάκριση noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • διακριτική ευχέρεια noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • διακριτικότητα noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • εχεμύθεια noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שיקול דעת noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Hindi

2 entries
  • विवेक noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • विवेक noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Irish

1 entries
  • críonnacht noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Italian

3 entries
  • discernimento noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • discrezione noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • riservatezza noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • абайлаушылық noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • വിവേകം noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • വിവേകം noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • diskresjon noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • ادراك noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • عقل noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • هوش noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Persian

1 entries
  • صلاحدید noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Polish

2 entries
  • dowolność noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • dyskrecja noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • critério noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • discrição noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Romanian

4 entries
  • discreție noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • libertate de decizie noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • maturitate (de gândire) noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • rezervă noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Russian

4 entries
  • осмотри́тельность noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • прозорли́вость noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • свобо́да де́йствий noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
  • усмотре́ние noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Spanish

1 entries
  • discreción noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Swedish

2 entries
  • diskretion noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • omdöme noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • обачність noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • обережність noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • розважливість noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)
  • розсуд noun (the freedom to make one's own judgements)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cẩn thận noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • cẩn trọng noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • thận trọng noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

Welsh

2 entries
  • pwyll noun (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)
  • pwyll noun (the ability to make wise choices or decisions)

Sample sentences

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Discretion is proper to judges.

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Discretion is the better part of valor.

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He has attained to years of discretion.

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Viewer discretion is advised.

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