Discrepant, a. Differing, disagreeing, incongruous, inconsistent, contrary, discordant, jarring, clashing, conflicting.
Discrete, a.
- 1. Separate, distinct, disjunct, discontinuous.
- 2. Disjunctive, discretive.
Discretion, n.
- 1. Prudence (in things immediately before us), judgment, caution, wariness, carefulness, circumspection,
considerateness, judiciousness. See prudence.
- 2. Sound judgment, good sense, discrimination, mature judgment, maturity, responsibility.
- 3. Will, pleasure, choice, liberty of judgment.
Discretional, Discretionary, a. Optional.
Discretive, a. Disjunctive, discrete.
Discriminate, v. a. Distinguish, mark the difference between, tell one from the other.
Discriminate, v. n. Distinguish, make a distinction, note differences, judge nicely or accurately, be discriminating.
Discrimination, n.
- 1. Distinction, difference.
- 2. Discernment, penetration, acuteness, judgment, sagacity, insight.
Discriminative, a. Discriminating, distinguishing, characterizing, characteristic, distinctive.
Discursive, a.
- 1. Reasoning, argumentative, capable of reasoning.
- 2. Traversing a field of particulars, derived through particulars, passing from many to one, from manifoldness
to unity.
- 3. Roving, wandering, rambling, desultory, taking a wide range.
Discus, n. Quoit, disk.
Discuss, v. a. Debate, sift, canvass, ventilate, agitate, argue, reason about, consider, deliberate (upon).