discretionary

1. 1.

   having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment

   “The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds”

   Synonymsdiscretional

   Similararbitrary
2. 2.

   (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed

   “discretionary funds”

   “discretionary income”

   Similarunrestricted

Questions about discretionary

What does discretionary mean?

discretionary means "having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discretionary?

discretionary has 5 syllables: di-scret-io-nar-y. The stress falls on "scret". In IPA it is /dɪˈskɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/.

What is another word for discretionary?

Close synonyms include discretional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is discretionary a common word?

discretionary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with discretionary?

41 words rhyme with discretionary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.