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Finesse

//fɪˈnɛs//

Synonyms for "finesse" (237 found)

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Informal (27)

Name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

play frame hatch scheme brew

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(8 words)

shift style grip plot angle rig tact jockey

Adj, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

game trick skill savvy stealth

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

fool bluff con dodge

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

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

General use (210)

Noun(110 words)

device delicacy mastery readiness refinement facility subtlety contrivance discrimination appreciation discretion mastership elegance brilliance quickness deception cultivation sensibility ability stratagem

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technique cleverness sensitivity competence manipulation sophistry capability strategy sophistication coordination efficiency diplomacy complicity artfulness deceit collusion prowess proficiency daintiness dexterity judiciousness virtuosity craftsmanship ingenuity workmanship wizardry artistry savoir-faire canniness acuteness niceness horsemanship connivance panache machination tactfulness graciousness know-how deftness shrewdness resourcefulness inventiveness adroitness skillfulness airmanship seamanship marksmanship shiftiness ingeniousness handiness astuteness trickiness wariness one-upmanship gamesmanship slipperiness adeptness frame-up gracefulness gracility suppleness artisanship dexterousness dextrousness discreetness tastefulness fastidiousness criticalness slyness craftiness insidiousness sneakiness appreciativeness connoisseurship acquired taste foxiness wiliness stealthiness subtilty cunningness schemery expertness cageyness selectiveness graciosity discriminativeness subtleness callidity choiceness civilizedness

Noun, verb(28 words)

control address command sense maneuver engineer culture resource rigging artifice conspiracy intrigue timing expertise exploit palate wangle hoodwink manoeuvre plotting

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countermine engineering counterplot complot maneuvering finagling contriving underplot

Name, noun, verb(8 words)

grace art craft cabal wile ruse guile knack

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

taste feeling polish concoct scheming

Adj, noun(5 words)

quality capacity bravura expedient nicety

Name, noun(6 words)

sharpness confederacy excellence elan covin wiles

Noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Verb(14 words)

beguile operate manipulate deceive conspire outwit finagle frame up connive delude collude twist and turn machinate hatch up

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appreciation of excellence civilized taste cultivated taste appreciation of differences artistic judgment critical niceness discriminating taste fine palate making distinctions niceness of distinction refined discrimination

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