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ddiscerning, diiscerniing, disccerning, disceerning, discerinng, discermimg, discernin, discerningg, discernnig, discernninng, discerrning, diskerning, disscerning, dizcerning, iscerning
Discerning — synonyms, discerning antonyms, definition
1. discerning (a)
67 synonyms
active acute alert artful astute bright calculated careful choosy circumspect clairvoyant clear-sighted clever collected conscious considerate critical cunning deep deliberate • • •
2. discerning (US)
2 synonyms
conscious perceiving
3. discerning (Adjective)
1 synonym
apprehensive
1 antonym
undiscerning
4 definitions
discerning (Adjective) — Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment.
ex. "a discerning critic" ex. "a discerning reader"
discerning (Adjective) — Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic.
ex. "a discerning editor"
discerning (Adjective) — Quick to understand.
ex. "a kind and discerning friend"
discerning (Adjective) — Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive.
ex. "discerning taste" ex. "a discerning eye for colour"
4. discerning (Verb)
7 synonyms
distinguishing making out picking out recognising recognizing spotting telling apart
2 definitions
discerning (Verb) — See or hear differences; identify a particular part or parts of a whole; detect with difficulty.
discerning (Verb) — Perceive, recognize, or understand.
2 types
discriminating resolving