as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
telling a friend's secrets is indiscreet, and unkind as well
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Recent Examples of indiscreet
Her homebase, Studio Siwa, is perched on an indiscreet corner in Burbank, California.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Hegseth’s indiscreet texts also pose serious intelligence risks.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
If this text had been received by someone hostile to American interests—or someone merely indiscreet, and with access to social media—the Houthis would have had time to prepare for what was meant to be a surprise attack on their strongholds.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, has made some indiscreet utterances, though there is no compelling evidence of alcoholism as critics have alleged.
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George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Hegseth’s indiscreet texts also pose serious intelligence risks.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
If this text had been received by someone hostile to American interests—or someone merely indiscreet, and with access to social media—the Houthis would have had time to prepare for what was meant to be a surprise attack on their strongholds.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, has made some indiscreet utterances, though there is no compelling evidence of alcoholism as critics have alleged.
—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscreet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscreet
Adjective
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Realbotix said the platform includes education-specific safety controls, district oversight, and safeguards designed to prevent inappropriate responses.
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That meant that anybody who’s doing anything that could be called terrorism, including eco terrorists, however inappropriate the term, was going to be a target.
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Common problems include over-filing of the nail plate, improper gel removal that leads to peeling or picking, concerns about UV lamp exposure and ongoing dehydration of the nail plate under the polish.
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Grout's biggest challenge is cracking from improper installation or too much moisture.
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
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To be fair, those imprudent claims were made without the benefit of seeing this evidence.
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The ambience of the chat rooms is like that of Hooters: visually indelicate but discursively family-friendly.
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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Sell the two at much the same price, and careful investors end up holding careless risk.
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.
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Your tactless or tactile uncles?
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This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.
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Eating an entire bag in one sitting is inadvisable for nearly everyone.
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The frame was actually lifted, so that the piping from the turbo to the engine could be technically feasible, even if inadvisable in real life.
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“Indiscreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscreet. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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