REFINED Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word refined. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| classy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • elegant and fashionable | ||||||
| cultivated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing adjective satellite • no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use • marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||||||
| distinguished | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation • used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | ||||||
| elegant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style adjective satellite • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth • displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution | ||||||
| genteel | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||||||
| graceful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution adjective satellite • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||||||
| polished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • perfected or made shiny and smooth adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed • (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth | ||||||
| sophisticated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire adjective satellite • ahead in development; complex or intricate • intellectually appealing | ||||||
| tasteful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or showing or conforming to good taste | ||||||
| complicate | verbv | |||||
verb • make more complicated • make more complex, intricate, or richer | ||||||
| down | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
adjective • being or moving lower in position or less in some value noun • soft fine feathers • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) • (American football) a complete play to advance the football • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position • away from a more central or a more northerly place • paid in cash at time of purchase • from an earlier time • to a lower intensity • in an inactive or inoperative state adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • becoming progressively lower • being put out in a game of baseball • understood perfectly • lower than previously • shut • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • drink down entirely • eat up completely, as with great appetite • bring down or defeat (an opponent) • shoot at and force to come down • cause to come or go down • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||||||
| elaborate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by complexity and richness of detail • developed or executed with care and in minute detail verb • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product • make more complex, intricate, or richer • work out in detail | ||||||
| fine-tune | verbv | |||||
verb • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing • adjust finely • make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring | ||||||
| polish | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to Poland or its people or culture noun • the property of being smooth and shiny • the Slavic language of Poland • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • a preparation used in polishing verb • make (a surface) shine • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing • bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state | ||||||
| rarify | verbv | |||||
verb • make more complex, intricate, or richer | ||||||
| rectify | verbv | |||||
verb • determine the length of • reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • set straight or right • make right or correct • convert into direct current | ||||||
