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English adjective: discriminating | |||
| 1. | discriminating showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste | ||
| Samples | The discriminating eye of the connoisseur. | ||
| Similar | appreciative, diacritic, diacritical, discerning, discriminative, discriminatory, eclectic, good, selective | ||
| See also | discerning, discriminate | ||
| Antonyms | indiscriminating, undiscriminating | ||
| 2. | discriminating having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | ||
| Samples | An acute observer of politics and politicians. Incisive comments. Icy knifelike reasoning. As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang. Penetrating insight. Frequent penetrative observations. | ||
| Synonyms | acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | ||
| Similar | perceptive | ||
| Antonyms | unperceiving, unperceptive | ||
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