Definition for Discrimination:

• The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Synonyms for Discrimination:

• n.

  •
  • consciousness,
  • information,
  • sensitivity,
  • experience,
  • Familiarity,
  • expertise,
  • acuteness,
  • awareness,
  • lore,
  • knowledge.
  •
  • clarity,
  • intuition,
  • brilliance,
  • common sense,
  • vision,
  • intellect,
  • same,
  • intelligence,
  • reason.
  •
  • precise.
  •
  • careful,
  • nose,
  • ability,
  • wit.
  •act (noun)
  • favoritism,
  • favouritism,
  • discrimination.
  •acumen (noun)
  • dis-criminations,
  • in-sight,
  • in-tuition,
  • dis-crimination,
  • in-tuitions,
  • dis crimination,
  • in-sights,
  • smartnesses,
  • good tastes,
  • in tuition,
  • in sights,
  • dis criminations,
  • in tuitions.
  •attention (noun)
  • ear.
  •bigotry (noun)
  • narrow-mindedness,
  • partiality,
  • narrowmindedness,
  • provincialism,
  • dogmatism,
  • racialism,
  • sectarianism.
  •care (noun)
  • fore-thought,
  • pre cautions,
  • re gards,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • re-gard,
  • pre caution,
  • fore thought,
  • fore thoughts,
  • pre-cautions,
  • pre-caution.
  •choice (noun)
  • election,
  • finding,
  • druthers,
  • Opportunities.
  •class consciousness (noun)
  • class hatreds,
  • class struggles,
  • class differences,
  • class identities,
  • class wars,
  • class-consciousness,
  • class prejudices,
  • class politic.
  •clear-sightedness (noun)
  • perspicaciousnesses,
  • insightfulnesses,
  • clear sightedness.
  •cognition (noun)
  • secernment.
  •comparison (noun)
  • exemplification,
  • likening,
  • exemplifications,
  • Paralleling,
  • comparability,
  • bringing together,
  • balancings.
  •cultivation (noun)
  • refined tastes,
  • aestheticisms.
  •culture (noun)
  • savoirfaire.
  •discretion (noun)
  • de liberations,
  • fore-sight,
  • good senses,
  • de liberation,
  • judiciousnesses,
  • canninesses,
  • fore-sights,
  • presence mind,
  • de-liberation,
  • fore sight,
  • de-liberations,
  • consideratenesses,
  • fore sights.
  •discrimination (noun)
  • discernment,
  • segregation,
  • demarcation,
  • separation.
  •distinction (noun)
  • dis semblances,
  • dis similarities,
  • dis similarity,
  • alterities,
  • dis-semblances,
  • un-likeness,
  • dis-similarities,
  • dis-similitudes,
  • dis-similitude,
  • un likeness,
  • dis-semblance,
  • othernesses,
  • un likenesses,
  • un-likenesses,
  • dis similitude,
  • dis-similarity,
  • dis similitudes,
  • dis semblance.
  •ear (noun)
  • Re-mark.
  •fastidiousness (noun)
  • carefulness,
  • literalism,
  • prudishness,
  • criticalness,
  • properness,
  • persnicketiness,
  • exactingness,
  • fastidiousness,
  • preciseness,
  • daintiness,
  • priggishness,
  • accuracy,
  • particularity,
  • fussiness,
  • flawlessness,
  • severity,
  • delicacy,
  • conscientiousness,
  • correctness,
  • diligence,
  • rigorousness.
  •favoritism (noun)
  • in equity,
  • preferential treatment.
  •feeling (noun)
  • empathy.
  •particularity in taste (noun)
  • decision,
  • difference,
  • penetration,
  • preference,
  • clearness,
  • sense,
  • subtlety.
  •prejudice (noun)
  • dis pleasures,
  • pre-possession,
  • bad opinions,
  • dis relish,
  • dis-pleasures,
  • mis-judgment,
  • dis-relishes,
  • xenophobias,
  • mis judgments,
  • pre-judgments,
  • jaundiced eyne,
  • dis pleasure,
  • pre conceptions,
  • dis-pleasure,
  • mis judgment,
  • contemptuousnesses,
  • dis-gusts,
  • mis-judgments,
  • pre judgments,
  • pre-conceptions,
  • pre-possessions,
  • dis gusts,
  • pre judgment,
  • pre-judgment,
  • jaundiced eyes,
  • jaundiced eyen,
  • dis-gust,
  • dis gust,
  • dis-relish,
  • dis relishes,
  • pre possessions,
  • pre conception,
  • pre possession,
  • pre-conception.
  •racism (noun)
  • racism.
  •refinement (noun)
  • fine tunings,
  • good breedings,
  • courtlinesses,
  • graciousnesses.
  •sagacity (noun)
  • good judgment,
  • levelheadedness.
  •segregation (noun)
  • dis union,
  • splitting ups,
  • exlusions,
  • dis-unions,
  • dis unions,
  • dis-union.
  •sense (noun)
  • clear-headedness,
  • clearheadedness.
  •tact (noun)
  • tactfulness,
  • delicatesse,
  • savoir faire,
  • politicness,
  • horse sense.
  •taste (noun)
  • class,
  • elegance,
  • Purism,
  • grace,
  • charm.
  •understanding (noun)
  • under standing,
  • under standings,
  • under-standings,
  • under-standing,
  • prehensions.
  •unjustness (noun)
  • un justnesses,
  • un-justness,
  • un justness,
  • un-justnesses.
  •wisdom (noun)
  • in-formation,
  • in-formations,
  • in formations,
  • pansophies.
  •wit/wits (noun)
  • astucities.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • discriminatory,
  • the ACLU,
  • unfair,
  • free speech,
  • bill of rights,
  • freedom of speech,
  • positive discrimination,
  • equal pay,
  • selectivity,
  • segregated,
  • prejudiced,
  • chauvinist,
  • male chauvinist,
  • affirmative action,
  • selectiveness,
  • age discrimination,
  • ageist,
  • ageism,
  • pluralism,
  • inalienable,
  • Human Rights,
  • freedom of expression,
  • homophobia,
  • tokenism,
  • the Bill of Rights,
  • equalizer,
  • persecution,
  • EEO,
  • equal opportunity,
  • equality,
  • perceptiveness,
  • reverse discrimination.
  •
  • basic,
  • equal,
  • shrewdness,
  • inclusion,
  • astuteness,
  • integrate,
  • politically correct.
  •
  • keenness.
  •partiality
  • hatred,
  • bias.

Paraphrases for Discrimination:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    anti-discrimination, non-discrimination, antidiscrimination.
  • Noun, plural
    distinctions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    differentiation, nondiscrimination, anti-discrimination, non-discrimination, sexism, antidiscrimination.
  • Verb, past tense
    distinction.
  • Verb, base form
    non-discrimination.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Rights, roma, women, fines, meetings, discriminatory, discriminate.
  • Noun, plural
    divisions, discrepancies, barriers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    roma, exclusion, discriminating, discriminatory, marginalisation, prejudice, difference, discernment, harassment, distinguishing, inequality, distinctness, marginalization, disadvantage, differential, disparity.
  • Verb, past tense
    differentiated, Discriminated, discriminate.
  • Verb, base form
    distinguish, differentiate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    distinction.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    distinction, discriminate.
  • Verb, base form
    distinction, discriminate.

Antonyms for Discrimination:

• n.

  • bias
    equity, tolerance, justice, indifference, fairness, impartiality.
  • particularity in taste
    dislike, stupidity, indecision, ignorance, hate, hatred.
  • Other antonyms:
    confusion, identity, likeness, similarity, harmony, agreement, uniformity, unity, sameness, consonance, resemblance.

Discrimination Sentence Examples:

• That comes of copying without discrimination.

• " Good - very good," he asserted gravely, and it was to Janet he turned, as though recognizing a discrimination not to be found in her companion.

Homophones for Discrimination:

• disorientation.

Hypernym for Discrimination:

• n.

  • act
    ableism, ablism, heterosexism, nepotism, racism, fattism, agism, racial discrimination, racialism, ageism, cronyism, sexism, fatism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism.
  • cognition
    differentiation, individualization, appreciation, discernment, taste, distinction, perceptiveness, individualisation, individuation.

Hyponym for Discrimination:

• n.

  • act
    social control.
  • cognition
    basic cognitive process.