Need another word that means the same as “discriminating”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “discriminating” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Discriminating” are: acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp, discerning, perceptive, astute, shrewd, judicious, perspicacious, insightful
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “discriminating” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. Acute appendicitis. |
| astute | Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage. An astute businessman. |
| discerning | Quick to understand. The brasserie attracts discerning customers. |
| incisive | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. The most incisive move of a tight match. |
| insightful | Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception. I don t have anything insightful to say about that. |
| judicious | Having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense. Judicious use of one s money. |
| keen | (of a smell, light, or sound) penetrating; clear. A keen gardener. |
| knifelike | Cutting or able to cut as if with a knife. Icy knifelike reasoning. |
| penetrating | Having or showing clear insight. A cold penetrating wind. |
| penetrative | Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing. A thorough and penetrative survey. |
| perceptive | Having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment. A perceptive eye. |
| perspicacious | Acutely insightful and wise. Much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument. |
| piercing | (of a sound) extremely high or loud. Piercing cold. |
| sharp | Keenly and painfully felt as if caused by a sharp edge or point. He heard her sharp intake of breath. |
| shrewd | Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. A bayonet s shrewd thrust. |
| acuity | Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart. Intellectual acuity. |
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. An acute or critical lack of research funds. |
| appreciative | Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure. An appreciative laugh from the audience. |
| biting | (of wind or cold) so cold as to be painful. A cream to ward off biting insects. |
| canny | Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters. She s a canny lass. |
| clairvoyant | Someone who has the power of clairvoyance. She has had a message from a clairvoyant that her son is alive and well. |
| diacritical | Capable of distinguishing. |
| discerning | Quick to understand- Nathaniel Hawthorne. The brasserie attracts discerning customers. |
| grateful | Feeling or showing gratitude. Grateful for the tree s shade. |
| incisive | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. Incisive teeth. |
| indebted | Owing gratitude for a service or favour. Heavily indebted countries. |
| insight | An accurate and deep understanding. His mind soared to previously unattainable heights of insight. |
| insightful | Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception. Thank you for all the insightful comments. |
| intelligent | (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability. An intelligent guess. |
| judgment | The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions. They criticized my judgment of the contestants. |
| keen | Excellent. A keen blade. |
| observant | A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that followed a strict rule. An observant Jew. |
| penetrating | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. Penetrating insight. |
| perceptive | Of or relating to perception. A perceptive observation. |
| percipient | Having good insight or understanding; perceptive. He is a percipient interpreter of the public mood. |
| perspicacious | Having a ready insight into and understanding of things. Much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument. |
| piercing | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. Piercing criticism. |
| prescient | Perceiving the significance of events before they occur-R.H.Rovere. Extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations. |
| sagacious | Skillful in statecraft or management. An astute and sagacious statesman. |
| sapient | Wise, or attempting to appear wise. Sapient life forms. |
| savvy | Well informed about or experienced in a particular domain. Charley would savvy what to do. |
| sharp | Keenly and painfully felt as if caused by a sharp edge or point. Turn sharp right at the corner. |
| shrill | Utter a shrill cry. A shrill gaiety. |
| tactful | Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people. They need a tactful word of advice. |
| understanding | Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. He and I have an understanding. |
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