discreet
Origin of discreet
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Antonyms for discreet
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noncommittal, watchful, prudent, tactful, considerate, thoughtful, reasonable, attentive, careful, intelligent, restrained, alert, awake, cagey, calculating, chary, circumspect, civil, conservative, diplomaticExamples from the Web for discreet
Contemporary Examples of discreet
His timing was cautious, and the bar was a discreet 50-foot walk from the hotel.
Welcome to The Angel, one of the pay-by-the-hour lodgings offering a discreet haven for trysts and visits with dominatrixes.
Though Billings was discreet about his sexual orientation, it was well known throughout Washington.
The sex scene between April and Mr. B. is a montage of discreet close-ups.
Outside, there is a big black door with a discreet sign that reads, simply, “Franks.”
Historical Examples of discreet
I can see that they are very wise and discreet folk at Beaulieu.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
But what will they say of Virgil; the wise, the discreet Virgil?
An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the DunciadWalter Harte
One and all swore to be faithful and discreet—and so they proved.
Indeed, you shall tell me all about it someday; you know I'm discreet!
Colonel Hofferman paused: de Loubersac kept a discreet silence.
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre