Discretion

Noun

 * 1) The quality of being discreet or circumspect
 * 2) The ability to make wise choices or decisions
 * 3) The freedom to make one's own judgements

Synonyms for Discretion
carefulness, sagacity, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness,judgment, tact, finesse, prudence, foresight, circumspection.

Antonyms for Discretion
, recklessness, imprudence, rashness, foolishness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness.

Derived terms

 * discretionary

Thesaurus
airtight secrecy, aloofness, alternate choice, alternative, animus, anticipation, appetence, appetency, appetite, backwardness, bashfulness, blankness, calculation, canniness, care, careful consideration, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, chilliness, choice, circumspection, circumspectness, close secrecy, closeness, coldness, command, common sense, conation, conatus, concealment, consideration, constraint, contemplation, cool judgment, coolness, crypticness, decision, deliberate stages, deliberateness, deliberation, desire, detachment, determination, diplomacy, discernment, discreetness, discrimination, disposition, distance, envisagement, envisionment, evasion, evasiveness, expressionlessness, fancy, farseeingness, farsightedness, forecast, foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse, forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, free choice, free decision, free will, frigidity, frostiness, full consent, gingerliness, good judgment, good sense, guardedness, gumption, hedge, hedging, heed, heedfulness, hesitation, hiddenness, hugger-mugger, hugger-muggery, iciness, impassiveness, impassivity, impersonality, inaccessibility, inclination, intention, introversion, judgement, judgment, judiciousness, liking, longsightedness, looking ahead, lust, mind, mindfulness, moderation, modesty, noncontingent free will, objective, option, optionality, passion, pawkiness, pleasure, policy, polity, possible choice, precaution, prediction, preference, preparation, prepublication, preview, prevision, prior consultation, prospect, prospection, providence, provision, prudence, prudentialism, prudentialness, readiness, reflection, reflectiveness, regardfulness, remoteness, repression, reserve, reservedness, resolution, restraint, reticence, reticency, retirement, safeness, safety first, sagacity, say, say-so, secrecy, secretiveness, secretness, sense, sexual desire, slowness to act, solicitude, sound judgment, soundness of judgment, standoffishness, subduedness, subterfuge, suppression, tact, tentativeness, the dark, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, unaffability, unapproachability, uncommunicativeness, uncongeniality, undemonstrativeness, unexpansiveness, unprecipitateness, velleity, volition, weighing, will, will and pleasure, will power, wisdom, wish, withdrawal, withdrawnness

Translations

 * Bulgarian: дискретност
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:


 * Norwegian: diskresjon
 * Portuguese: discrição
 * Romanian: discreție, rezervă
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Romanian: (de gândire)
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian: усмотрение, преценка
 * Finnish:


 * Romanian: libertate de decizie
 * Russian: свобода действий

Anagrams

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