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discriminating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of discriminating

1 favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
  • posted the rules against discriminating practices in the hiring of employees
Synonyms of discriminating

differential, discriminative, discriminatory
Words Related to discriminating

biased, inequitable, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, unequal, unfair, unjust

clubby, elitist, selective

segregative
Near Antonyms of discriminating

equal, equitable, fair, just

impartial, neutral, objective, unbiased, uncolored, unprejudiced
Antonyms of discriminating

nondiscriminatory
2 serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
  • A discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets.
Synonyms of discriminating

characteristic, classic, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, peculiar, proper, symptomatic, typical
Words Related to discriminating

idiosyncratic

identifiable, pronounced, unmistakable

general, generic

common, normal, regular, usual

especial, particular, special, specific

archetypal (also archetypical), model, paradigmatic
Antonyms of discriminating

atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical

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