discretion

/dɪskɹˈɛʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. freedom to act or judge on one's own
2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
   “the servants showed great tact and discretion”
3. refined taste; tact
4. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
5. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
   “a man of discernment”

Synonyms for discretion

• discreetness
• circumspection
• prudence
• delicacy
• free will
• discernment

Words that rhyme with discretion

• depression
• expression
• impression
• accession
• possession
• aggression
• confession
• recession
• succession
• compression
• profession
• regression
• session
• suppression
• concession
• digression
• freshen
• oppression
• procession
• progression
• repression
• secession
• transgression
• decompression
• indiscretion
• intercession
• obsession
• precession
• hessian
• nonaggression