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Antonyms for discernment
dɪˈsɜrn mənt, -ˈzɜrn-dis·cern·ment
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term discernment.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
discernment
Sharpness, acuteness, and insight, however keen, and penetration, however deep, fall short of the meaning of acumen, which implies also ability to use these qualities to advantage. There are persons of keen insight and great penetration to whom these powers are practically useless. Acumen is sharpness to some purpose, and belongs to a mind that is comprehensive as well as keen. Cleverness is a practical aptitude for study or learning. Insight and discernment are applied oftenest to the judgment of character; penetration and perspicacity to other subjects of knowledge. Sagacity is an uncultured skill in using quick perceptions for a desired end, generally in practical affairs; acumen may increase with study, and applies to the most erudite matters. Shrewdness is keenness or sagacity, often with a somewhat evil bias, as ready to take advantage of duller intellects. Perspicacity is the power to see clearly through that which is difficult or involved. We speak of the acuteness of an observer or a reasoner, the insight and discernment of a student, a clergyman, or a merchant, the sagacity of a hound, the keenness of a debater, the shrewdness of a usurer, the penetration, perspicacity, and acumen of a philosopher.
Antonyms:
bluntness, dulness, obtuseness, stupiditySynonyms:
acumen, acuteness, cleverness, insight, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, sagacity, sharpness, shrewdness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
discernment
Antonyms:
heedlessness, blindness, inobservance, shortsightedness, dullness, density, hebetudeSynonyms:
discrimination, farsightedness, clearsightedness, penetration, observation, sagacity, judgment
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Princeton's WordNet
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvynoun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
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sympathy, judgement, intellect, collar, perceptiveness, dread, appreciation, misgiving, taste, catch, sagaciousness, judgment, pinch, discretion, savvy, reason, apprehension, understanding, agreement, taking into custody, arrest, sagacity, apprehensivenesstaste, appreciation, discernment, perceptivenessnoun
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
"arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
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taste perception, savvy, predilection, appreciation, taste sensation, perceptiveness, insight, tasting, gustation, gustatory perception, perceptivity, hold, penchant, judgement, taste, sagaciousness, preference, sense of taste, admiration, discretion, apprehension, grasp, understanding, judgment, sagacity, gustatory sensation, gustatory modality, mouthfuldiscernment, perceptivenessnoun
perception of that which is obscure
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perceptiveness, sagacity, appreciation, judgement, savvy, apprehension, insight, discretion, perceptivity, taste, judgment, sagaciousness, understandingsagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernmentnoun
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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apprehension, judging, perceptiveness, sound judgment, legal opinion, assessment, sound judgement, appreciation, judicial decision, sagaciousness, opinion, mind, judiciousness, savvy, discretion, judgement, understanding, taste, judgment, sagacity, perspicacitydiscretion, discernmentnoun
the trait of judging wisely and objectively
"a man of discernment"
Synonyms:
apprehension, circumspection, delicacy, free will, perceptiveness, appreciation, taste, discreetness, sagaciousness, savvy, judgement, prudence, understanding, discretion, judgment, sagacity
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
discernmentnoun
Synonyms:
insight, penetration, judgment, discrimination
How to use discernment in a sentence?
Through the cultivation of the fruit of the Spirit within our hearts, we begin to experience deeper gifts, including a gift of discernment that provides personal insight and revelation.
The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.
People who have aged and died with lack of education do not make them less of a person. But for the new generation who are fresh and offered greater education, there is discernment that they can do better and achieve greater heights.
Christian freedom is found in relationship to Christ himself, not in autonomy or individual independence. Identifying the sources of enslavement today is part of the discernment of spirits which marks our quest for holiness.
Until you have discernment, ignorance will be your main source of wisdom.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3925 | density | |
#18620 | blindness | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#44038 | discernment | |
#98452 | dullness | |
#177315 | bluntness | |
#216901 | shortsightedness | |
#269750 | dulness | |
#271402 | heedlessness | |
#290675 | obtuseness |
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