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indiscretion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of indiscretion

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark

put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion

Synonyms of indiscretion

familiarity, faux pas, gaff, gaffe, impropriety, solecism

Words Related to indiscretion

blunder, error, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, slipup, stumble

discourtesy, incivility, offense (or offence)

misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misjudgment, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms of indiscretion

form, manners, mores, proprieties

Antonyms of indiscretion

amenity, attention, civility, courtesy, formality, gesture, pleasantry

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