as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
telling a friend's secrets is indiscreet, and unkind as well
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Recent Examples of indiscreet
That might hurt more than any indiscreet attacks on Walden and Stephanopoulos.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Kennedy was serially unfaithful and often indiscreet.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In 1993, a 19-year-old Kate Moss wore a slip dress to an evening event–which is generally something that lots of young women were doing in the early ’90s–that accidentally laid bare the model’s slight, elfin proportions and an indiscreet thong.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
This can seem extremely indiscreet – or even performative – because of the way this rakes in a lot of sympathy or commiseration from followers.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscreet
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Kennedy was serially unfaithful and often indiscreet.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In 1993, a 19-year-old Kate Moss wore a slip dress to an evening event–which is generally something that lots of young women were doing in the early ’90s–that accidentally laid bare the model’s slight, elfin proportions and an indiscreet thong.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
This can seem extremely indiscreet – or even performative – because of the way this rakes in a lot of sympathy or commiseration from followers.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscreet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscreet
Adjective
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What if the user is in an inappropriate environment?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The constable’s office was notified of the inappropriate request June 10 when the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force came into contact with Slusher’s request, officials said in a news release.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The man, Lawrence Ray, argued that Hughes’ testimony about coercive control was improper.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Attorneys bickered, defendants brought drugs to court, one lawyer was arrested and another was held in contempt after learning of an improper meeting between the judge and prosecutors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Still, in a world where there are not enough safeguards to keep the United States from entering imprudent wars, such legal reforms could serve the twin goals of conflict prevention and democratic accountability.—
Stephen Pomper,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Sep. 2021
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She was officially charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lapid trades in indelicate satire for indelicate times — Y at one point literally and lavishly licks his wealthy benefactor’s gleaming knee-high boots — so these grisly verses at first seem a typically blunt caricature of Israeli nationalism at its most ruthless.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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If any lawsuit ends up in court, a judge or jury will have to decide if an indelicate social media posting is worth more than $500,000 for the bereaved of Sade Robinson.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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State troopers cited the truck driver who caused the crash, a 57-year-old Texas man, for careless driving causing injury, according to the agency.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Edmund Richard Hartley, 31, the yacht captain towing Adler and another girl, was charged with four counts of careless boating, including one count for not having a lookout to keep an eye on the girls.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2024
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What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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Ultimately, the film hammers home that this klutzy, tactless new man in town is first and foremost a voyeur — which is where most of the taboo shattering comes in.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Stranger things have happened, but that prospect doesn’t seem likely, judging from the bank’s undiplomatic statement.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Indiscreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscreet. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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