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
Her homebase, Studio Siwa, is perched on an indiscreet corner in Burbank, California.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Hegseth’s indiscreet texts also pose serious intelligence risks.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
If this text had been received by someone hostile to American interests—or someone merely indiscreet, and with access to social media—the Houthis would have had time to prepare for what was meant to be a surprise attack on their strongholds.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, has made some indiscreet utterances, though there is no compelling evidence of alcoholism as critics have alleged.
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George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Hegseth’s indiscreet texts also pose serious intelligence risks.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
If this text had been received by someone hostile to American interests—or someone merely indiscreet, and with access to social media—the Houthis would have had time to prepare for what was meant to be a surprise attack on their strongholds.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, has made some indiscreet utterances, though there is no compelling evidence of alcoholism as critics have alleged.
—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscreet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscreet
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Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed the convictions, saying the trial was tainted by the county clerk Becky Hill’s inappropriate comments to jurors implying his guilt.
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Live streams and other unfiltered media can expose kids to risky or inappropriate content, so adult guidance is key.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups.
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The agency is also asking visitors to the World Cup game or Fan Fest to report any unsafe or improper drone use to the FBI tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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Additional charges included 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.
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To be fair, those imprudent claims were made without the benefit of seeing this evidence.
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The ambience of the chat rooms is like that of Hooters: visually indelicate but discursively family-friendly.
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.
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The Most The business owners who get burned in an exit are almost never careless.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
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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.
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Your tactless or tactile uncles?
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This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.
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Eating an entire bag in one sitting is inadvisable for nearly everyone.
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The frame was actually lifted, so that the piping from the turbo to the engine could be technically feasible, even if inadvisable in real life.
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“Indiscreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscreet. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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