Discrimination Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-skrĭmə-nāshən
The act of drawing a distinction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. distinction
  2. differentiation
  3. separation
  4. difference
Antonyms:
  1. indiscrimination
  2. promiscuity
  3. undiscernment
  4. fairness
  5. tolerance
  6. impartiality
  7. acceptance
  8. indifference
The power to make distinctions
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. acumen
  2. discernment
  3. taste
  4. judgment
  5. keenness
  6. sagacity
  7. astuteness
  8. clear-sightedness
  9. perception
  10. eye
  11. bias
  12. nose
  13. difference
  14. penetration
  15. favoritism
  16. acuteness
  17. perceptiveness
  18. secernment
  19. distinction
  20. percipience
  21. hatred
  22. percipiency
  23. heed
  24. perspicacity
  25. inequity
  26. sageness
  27. injustice
  28. shrewdness
  29. wit
  30. partiality
  31. favouritism
Partiality
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. unfairness
  2. refinement
  3. bias
  4. selectiveness
  5. bigotry
  6. selectivity
  7. aestheticism
  8. choosiness
Antonyms:
  1. indiscrimination
  2. promiscuity
  3. undiscernment
  4. fairness
  5. tolerance
  6. impartiality

Words Related to Discrimination

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Discrimination Sentence Examples

  • But some discrimination should be made in detail.

  • As presiding officer the Speaker exercises a right of discrimination between members rising to speak in debate, and can thus advance or retard the progress of a measure.

  • The constitution declares that railways are public highways, that the legislature has authority to regulate rates, and that discrimination in tolls shall not be allowed.

  • This discrimination of sources is the starting point of scientific criticism.

  • The discrimination of the separate stems included under the name is still far from completion.

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