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discriminating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of discriminating

1 favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people

accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees

Synonyms of discriminating

differential, discriminational, discriminative, discriminatory

Words Related to discriminating

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

clubby, elitist, selective

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, diagnostic (also diagnostical), distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, peculiar, proper, symptomatic, typical

Words Related to discriminating

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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