Discreet / Discrete
Different meaningsDiscreet is careful or unobtrusive; discrete is separate or distinct.
Discreet
Use when
You mean careful, unobtrusive or unlikely to draw attention.
Example
“Make discreet enquiries before approaching the stakeholder.”
Discrete
Use when
You mean separate and individually distinct.
Example
“The programme has three discrete workstreams.”
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discreet workstreams, a discrete enquiry
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