discerning
Divide discerning into syllables:
dis · cern · ing
How to pronounce discerning:
Synonyms for discerning:
acute
astute
brilliant
clear
clear-eyed
clear-sighted
clever
critical
discriminating
experienced
ingenious
insightful
intelligent
judicious
keen
knowing
penetrating
perceptive
percipient
perspicacious
piercing
prescient
prudent
sagacious
sage
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Antonyms for discerning:
absent-minded
apathetic
asleep
blind
blunt
careless
complacent
dense
disregardful
distracted
dreamy
dull
foolish
heedless
idiotic
ignorant
imperceptive
impercipient
inattentive
inconsiderate
indifferent
indiscriminate
indiscriminating
injudicious
insensitive
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