1. Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
   "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
    
2. Having or showing quick and precise discernment or understanding; mentally perceptive and astute
   "Her discriminating palate could detect subtle flavours";
   - acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

1. Treat differently on the basis of factors such as sex, race, age, etc.
   "The company was accused of discriminating against older workers";
   - separate, single out
    
2. Distinguish
   "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
    
3. Be able to differentiate between
   "She could discriminate the twins by their voices";
   - know apart

See also: appreciative, diacritic, diacritical, discerning, discriminate, discriminative, discriminatory, eclectic, good, perceptive, selective

Type of: differentiate, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise [Brit], recognize, secern [rare], separate, severalise [Brit, rare], severalize [rare], spot, tell apart

Antonym: indiscriminating

Encyclopedia: Discriminating