Roget's Thesaurus

#465. Discrimination

Nouns

discrimination, distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism; nice perception; perception of difference, appreciation of difference; estimation etc. 466; nicety, refinement; taste etc. 850; critique, judgment; tact; discernment etc. (intelligence) 498; acuteness, penetration; nuances. dope [Slang], past performances.

Verbs

discriminate, distinguish, severalize; recognize, match, identify; separate; draw the line, sift; separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; separate the men from the boys; split hairs, draw a fine line, nitpick, quibble. estimate etc. (measure) 466; know which is which, know what is what, know 'a hawk from a handsaw' [Hamlet]. take into account, take into consideration; give due weight to, allow due weight to; weigh carefully.

Adjectives

discriminating etc. v.; dioristic, discriminative, distinctive; nice.

Phrases

il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti [Lat.]; la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile [Fr.]; miles apart; a distinction without a difference.

#465a. Indiscrimination

Nouns

indiscrimination, indistinguishability; indistinctness, indistinction; uncertainty etc. (doubt) 475; incomparability etc. 464a.

Verbs

not discriminate etc. 465; overlook a distinction etc. (neglect) 460, confound, confuse.

Adjectives

indiscriminate; undistinguished, indistinguishable, undistinguishable; unmeasured; promiscuous, undiscriminating.

Phrases

valeat quantum valere potest [Lat.].

#465b. Identification

Nouns

identification, recognition, diagnosis, match; apperception, assimilation; dereplication; classification; memory etc. 505; interpretation etc. 522; cognizance (knowledge) 490.

Verbs

identify, recognize, match, match up; classify; recall, remember etc. (memory) 505; find similarity (similarity) 17; put in its proper place, put in its proper niche, place in order (arrangement) 60.