Definition for Indiscretion:

• Want of discretion; imprudence.

Synonyms for Indiscretion:

• n.

  •
  • error,
  • faux pas,
  • vacancy,
  • precipitation,
  • ignorance,
  • absurdity.
  •attribute (noun)
  • injudiciousness,
  • indiscretion.
  •blunder (noun)
  • in accuracy,
  • dumb moves,
  • flubups,
  • over sight,
  • flub up,
  • slip ups,
  • flub ups,
  • in discretion,
  • dumb thing do,
  • over sights,
  • over-sights,
  • flub-ups,
  • in-discretion,
  • in discretions,
  • in-accuracy,
  • over-sight,
  • flubup,
  • in-accuracies,
  • in accuracies,
  • in-discretions.
  •embarrassment (noun)
  • un-easiness,
  • dis tress,
  • un eases,
  • un-easinesses,
  • dis-composures,
  • awkward situations,
  • mis-takes,
  • mis takes,
  • egg face,
  • dis composures,
  • self consciousness,
  • dis-tresses,
  • dis composure,
  • dis tresses,
  • selfconsciousness,
  • self consciousnesses,
  • self-consciousnesses,
  • un-ease,
  • un easiness,
  • selfconsciousnesses,
  • mis-take,
  • un-eases,
  • un ease,
  • dis-composure,
  • dis-tress,
  • mis take,
  • disconcertions.
  •fault (noun)
  • mis conduct,
  • evil doings,
  • mis-conducts,
  • mis-cues,
  • loss innocence,
  • mis-conduct,
  • mis-deed,
  • answerabilities,
  • mis demeanor,
  • mis-deeds,
  • mis demeanors,
  • mis cue,
  • mis deed,
  • mis-demeanor,
  • mis conducts,
  • mis-demeanors,
  • mis deeds,
  • mis-cue,
  • mis cues.
  •faux pas (noun)
  • mess-ups,
  • blunder in etiquette,
  • foul-up,
  • gaucherie,
  • gaucheries,
  • social blunder,
  • mess-up,
  • foulup,
  • colossal blunder.
  •folly (noun)
  • in-advisabilities,
  • un-soundnesses,
  • daftnesses,
  • in-advisability,
  • in advisability,
  • in advisabilities,
  • un-soundness,
  • inadvisabilities,
  • un soundness,
  • un soundnesses,
  • dumb tricks,
  • witlessnesses,
  • dottinesses.
  •foolishness (noun)
  • imbecility,
  • fool trick,
  • horse feathers,
  • Fooleries,
  • unwiseness,
  • carrying-on,
  • carryings-on,
  • absurdness,
  • irresponsibility,
  • foolery.
  •gaffe (noun)
  • putting foot mouth.
  •guilt (noun)
  • sinfulness,
  • Malefaction,
  • criminality,
  • blameworthiness,
  • malefactions,
  • criminalities,
  • self-reproach,
  • self-condemnation,
  • Peccability.
  •imbecility (noun)
  • zaniness.
  •peccadillo (noun)
  • minor sin,
  • bad habit,
  • slight transgression,
  • petty offense,
  • minor infraction,
  • small infraction,
  • small sin,
  • minor fault.
  •recklessness (noun)
  • knight errantry,
  • rashness.
  •slip (noun)
  • slip tongue,
  • slip the tongue.
  •temerity (noun)
  • impulsivenesses,
  • intrusivenesses,
  • over-confidences,
  • over confidences,
  • over confidence,
  • impetuosities.
  •trip (noun)
  • false moves.
  •venial sin (noun)
  • venial-sin,
  • minor wrongs.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • vacuity,
  • the absurd,
  • incomprehension.
  •
  • stupidity,
  • myopia.

Paraphrases for Indiscretion:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    intrusiveness.

Antonyms for Indiscretion:

• n.

  • mistake
    judgment, right, correction, care, wisdom, thoughtfulness, discretion, discreetness, seriousness.
  • Other antonyms:
    form, attention, Proprieties, mores, manners, pleasantry, civility, amenity, courtesy, formality, gesture.

Indiscretion Sentence Examples:

• Sibyll uttered a faint exclamation of fear at this dangerous indiscretion of her father's absence of mind; and drawing closer to Nevile, she put her hand with touching confidence on his arm, and whispered, You will not repeat this, Sir!

• Jehoshaphat's face was averted, and Timothy was aware of having, in a moment of impatience, not only committed a strategic indiscretion, but of having betrayed his innermost habit of profanity.

Hyponym for Indiscretion:

• n.

  • attribute
    foolishness, unwiseness, folly.