Discretion
Discretion noun - The power, right, or opportunity to choose.
Usage example: ambassadorships are generally regarded as subject to the president's discretion
Say and discretion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Say" instead a noun "Discretion".
Say
Say noun - The right to express a wish, choice, or opinion.
Discretion and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discretion" instead a noun "Say".
Nearby Word: saying
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Everyone except Dale knows about it, but they have the discretion not to say anything, for which John Redcorn is immensely grateful.
Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery -
Conspicuous CG - Is used with discretion in some places, but where it is used... let's just say you can really tell.
Source: Series / Raven - Everything I say is perfectly cromulent, and it might do you well to embiggen your vocabulary before you fling accretions my discretion.
Source: Perfectly Cromulent Word
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