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Delicate

//ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət//

Synonyms for "delicate" (412 found)

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Informal (68)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

light square hard rough even

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

flat sore

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

good fine sweet nice

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(6 words)

mean mellow crisp lush slim brittle

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

soft

Adj, slang(13 words)

weak tricky hairy balmy delicious juicy touchy dangerous finicky scrumptious watered-down pasteboardy crushable

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

tough

Adj, noun, verb, slang(8 words)

simple minute rare frail steep flimsy sticky satin

Adj, adv, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

easy

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

sad

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(2 words)

proper lovely

Adj, name, noun, slang(3 words)

cunning fluffy jerry

Adj, adv, verb, slang(1 words)

wicked

Adj, noun, slang(17 words)

decent elegant volatile tacky explosive slender fuzzy pearly creamy downy silky tasty goosy crumbly yummy hard-earned crispy

Adj, intj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

choice

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

prickly

Phrase, slang(1 words)

no picnic

General use (344)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(4 words)

close fair small uphill

Adjective(6 words)

soft frail touchy fragile ticklish finespun

Adj, adv, noun, verb(4 words)

smooth express tender thin

Adj, adv, verb(3 words)

direct exact sickly

Adj, name, noun, verb(4 words)

pale slight gentle coy

Adj, noun, verb(20 words)

narrow faint subtle complex refined vague expert politic lightweight select pleasing becoming pinpoint gimcrack namby-pamby effeminate discerning obliging distinguishing mincing

Adj, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

quiet

Noun, verb(3 words)

gloss hairsplitting hothouse

Adj, name, noun(6 words)

superior constant savory tiny petite mignon

Adj, name(7 words)

severe airy misty fussy lacy recherche sapid

Adj, name, verb(2 words)

sober detailed

Adj, adv, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

correct

Adj, noun(55 words)

agreeable particular faithful critical sensible uncertain sensitive exquisite ethereal rigid differential dainty awkward sympathetic puny mild religious aerial gossamer diplomatic

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Adjective(150 words)

brutal unsound rigorous modest nervous pregnant slippery strict watery responsive irritable insubstantial careful meticulous receptive scrupulous unsubstantial thoughtful graceful fastidious

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tenuous formidable prudent attentive cautious skittish indulgent cute strenuous knotty tactful accurate unhealthy ticklish decrepit undeviating complaisant discreet abstruse gracile decorous helpful laborious filmy gossamery arduous conscientious likable itchy herculean sleazy thorny regardful risky punctual diaphanous vulnerable gauzy willowy delightful girlish shivery selective heedful microscopic subtile punctilious precarious perceptive papery scientific solicitous wispy luscious ambrosial toothsome gusty puristic boyish queasy mathematical operose appreciative toilsome velvety squeamish threadlike prudish perilous svelte empathetic finespun iridescent precisianistic finical sylphlike tetchy warmhearted palatable wasp-waisted discriminative foresighted unerring hypersensitive nacreous opalescent gimcracky tenderhearted satiny softhearted nectarous oversensitive hard-fought empathic cobwebby fissile difficile friable jawbreaking thinnish inerrant slimmish passible slenderish fine-grained supersensitive thin-skinned nonresistive inerrable accommodative persnickety anaphylactic scissile mellowy shattery jerry-built jerry built hyperesthetic splintery patinaed velutinous savorous overtender oversensible slippy crackable emotionable shatterable lacerable fracturable

Adj, verb(35 words)

rugged subdued knotted feeble infirm somber difficult attenuate precise weakened exacting debilitated wary intricate polished sophisticated attenuated demanding discriminate muted

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watered rarefied demure discriminating softened considerate cultivated diluted civilized cultured overrefined accommodating sissified womanish enfeebled

Adj, intj(1 words)

gracious

Conj, noun, verb(1 words)

choose

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soft-colored soft-hued hyperpathic delicately weak fine grained mindful of others brittle as glass soft as putty whisper-soft on slippery ground delicat

Noun(1 words)

pastel

Adj, adv(3 words)

seemly masterly gingerly

Verb(5 words)

watered down wiredrawn fine-drawn scrutinizing mollified

Adv, prep_phrase(1 words)

on thin ice

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