indiscreet

adjective

in·​dis·​creet ˌin-di-ˈskrēt 

: not discreet : imprudent

an indiscreet comment

indiscreetly adverb

indiscreetness noun

Synonyms

• brash
• graceless
• ill-advised
• imprudent
• inadvisable
• indelicate
• injudicious
• tactless
• undiplomatic
• unwise

Examples of indiscreet in a Sentence

telling a friend's secrets is indiscreet, and unkind as well

Recent Examples on the Web

Classical After a buzzing opening night complete with an indiscreet bait and switch—Josh Groban headlined after an ever-busy Cynthia Erivo had to withdraw—next up for the New York Philharmonic is a celebration of Afromodernism. —The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024

That might hurt more than any indiscreet attacks on Walden and Stephanopoulos. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024

Kennedy was serially unfaithful and often indiscreet. —Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024

In 1993, a 19-year-old Kate Moss wore a slip dress to an evening event–which is generally something that lots of young women were doing in the early ’90s–that accidentally laid bare the model’s slight, elfin proportions and an indiscreet thong. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English indiscrete, from Late Latin indiscretus, from Latin, indistinguishable, from in- + discretus, past participle of discernere to separate — more at discern

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

indiscreet

adjective

in·​dis·​creet ˌin-dis-ˈkrēt 

: not discreet : imprudent

indiscreetly adverb