- adj. manifesting partiality (view details)
- adj. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand (view details)
- adj. capable of making fine distinctions (view details)
- adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice (view details)
Meaning 1: (adjective) manifesting partiality
Usage Example(s): a discriminatory tax, a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting, preferential tariff rates, preferential treatment
Synonym(s): preferential ( what does preferential stand for? )
Similar(s): advantageous ( what does advantageous stand for? )
Meaning 2: (adjective) being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
Usage Example(s): a prejudiced judge
Synonym(s): prejudiced ( what does prejudiced stand for? )
Opposite(s): impartial ( what does impartial stand for? ), unprejudiced ( what does unprejudiced stand for? )
Similar(s): anti-Semite(a) ( what does anti-Semite(a) stand for? ), anti-Semitic ( what does anti-Semitic stand for? ), antiblack ( what does antiblack stand for? ), homophobic ( what does homophobic stand for? ), jaundiced ( what does jaundiced stand for? ), loaded ( what does loaded stand for? ), racist ( what does racist stand for? ), sexist ( what does sexist stand for? )
Meaning 3: (adjective) capable of making fine distinctions
Synonym(s): discriminative ( what does discriminative stand for? )
Similar(s): discriminating ( what does discriminating stand for? )
Meaning 4: (adjective) containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Usage Example(s): discriminatory attitudes and practices, invidious comparisons
Synonym(s): invidious ( what does invidious stand for? )
Similar(s): unfavorable ( what does unfavorable stand for? ), unfavourable ( what does unfavourable stand for? )
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