Thesaurus / indiscreet
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
A child soon finds out that to say "I won't" when he is bidden to do something is indiscreet as well as vulgar.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLY
"I think you are very indiscreet to be out alone at three o'clock in the morning," he answered gently.
DOPESAX ROHMER
But Laura Belding could not put her schoolmates indiscreet actions out of her mind so easily.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
Great injury was thus done to the Catacombs by the indiscreet devotion of those who observed this practice.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROW
His presence became known to the authorities and an indiscreet declaration, “Campion Brag,” made the position more difficult.
These indiscreet advisers brought matters to extremes, so that Andrea was strangled in 1345.
FRDRIC MISTRALCHARLES ALFRED DOWNER
No harm in telling me; I am too far off to be indiscreet; there are too few near me who would care to hear.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
If Chloe is not well informed, indiscreet and talkative Lycinion must take it upon herself to instruct Daphnis.
URANIACAMILLE FLAMMARION
The censorship was more rigid than ever, and Fouch was instructed to stop indiscreet private letters from the army.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
I need hardly say that as Anna looked at the moonlight and the mist she became recklessly indiscreet.
THE ROMANCE OF HIS LIFEMARY CHOLMONDELEY
WORDS RELATED TO INDISCREET
- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamie
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nerdy
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
- brash
- careless
- foolhardy
- foolish
- heedless
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- ill-judged
- impolitic
- improvident
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- inexpedient
- injudicious
- irresponsible
- leaving self wide open
- off the deep end
- overhasty
- playing with fire
- rash
- reckless
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- unadvisable
- unthinking
- unwise
- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nerdy
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
- abrupt
- breakneck
- brief
- frantic
- gone off half-cocked
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hurried
- ill-advised
- impatient
- impetuous
- indiscreet
- jump the gun
- madcap
- off the hip
- off the top of head
- plunging
- precipitant
- quick
- rapid
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- rushing
- subitaneous
- swift
- unanticipated
- uncontrolled
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- violent
- willful
- without warning
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.