When refined, crude oil yields many products.
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Refined
//ɹɪˈfaɪnd//
Synonyms for "refined" (292 found)
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Closest matches (59)
delicategentlemanlikegracefulladylikeoverrefinedpreciseurbaneaccurateadvancedaestheticallergicamelioratedanaphylacticappreciativearchetypicalaristocraticassembledattentiveattenuateattenuated
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atticbeautifiedbetteredbowdlerizedbuiltcastchasteciceroniancivilcivilisedcivilizedclarifiedclassicclassicalcleancleanedcleaned upcleansedclearcloseconscientiousconstantconstructedconsummateconvertedcorrectcourteouscourtlycouthcraftedcreatedcriticalcultivatecultivatedculturedcustomcustom madecustom-builtcustom-made
Strong matches (87)
daintydebonairdebonnairedecorousdelicatdemandingdetaileddevelopeddifferentialdignifieddirectdiscerningdiscriminatediscriminatingdiscriminativedistilleddistinctivedistinguedistinguishingdowny
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easyeducatedeffeteelegantelevatedembellishedempatheticempathicenhancedenrichedevenexactexactingexemplaryexigentexpertexpressexpurgatedexquisiteextractedfabricatedfaithfulfashionedfastidiousfilmyfinefine drawnfine grainedfine-drawnfine-grainedfinespunfinicalfinickingfinickyfinishedfluffyforgedformedfully developedfussyfuzzygatheredgauzygenteelgentlegentlemanlygoosygossamergossamerygracilegraciousgrownhairlinehairsplittinghandcraftedhandmadeharvestedhighbredhomemadehomespunhyperesthetichyperpathichypersensitiveimproved
Adjective(1 words)
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inerrableinerrantinfallibleirritableitchyknowledgeablelimpidliterarylucidmachine mademachine-mademachinedmademade to orderman mademan-mademannerlymanufacturedmasterfulmasterly
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mathematicalmaturematuredmeticulousmicrometrically precisemicroscopicmilledminedminutemodelmoldednarrownaturalneatnervousniceniminy piminynobleoversensibleoversensitiveovertenderparticularpassiblepatricianpellucidperfectedperspicuouspinpointplainpolishedpoliteposhprecisianisticprecisionisticprefabprefabricatedpricklyprocessedproficientproperpubescentpunctiliouspunctualpurepurgedpurifiedput togetherquintessentialraisedready madeready-for-wearready-formedready-madeready-preparedready-to-wearreformedreligiousreligiously exactrespectableresponsiverestrainedrigidrigorousriperipenedroundsatinsatinyscientificscientifically exactscrupulousscrutinizingsedateselectiveself-possessedsensitivesevereshapedsilkysimpleskittishsmeltedsmoothsophisticatedsprucesquarestraightforwardstrictsuavesubtlesupersensitivesympathetictactfultastefultendertersetetchythinthin skinnedthin-skinnedthin-spunticklishtidytouchytransfiguredtransformedtrimunaffectedundeviatingunerringunlaboredvelutinousvelvetywell bredwell manneredwell-bredwell-brought-upwell-builtwell-constructedwell-madewell-manneredwiredrawn
Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
8 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
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Translations
50 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κομψός adj (cultured, elegant)
- ἀστεῖος adj (cultured, elegant)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изи́скан adj (freed from vulgarity)
- изискан adj (cultured, elegant)
- изтънчен adj (freed from vulgarity)
- пречистен adj (purified)
Catalan
2 entries- refinat adj (cultured, elegant)
- refinat adj (purified)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 斯文 adj (freed from vulgarity)
- 斯文 adj (cultured, elegant)
Danish
3 entries- elegant adj (cultured, elegant)
- forfinet adj (cultured, elegant)
- raffineret adj (cultured, elegant)
Dutch
2 entries- verfijnd adj (freed from vulgarity)
- verfijnd adj (cultured, elegant)
Finnish
2 entries- hienostunut adj (freed from vulgarity)
- hienostunut adj (cultured, elegant)
French
2 entries- affiné adj (cultured, elegant)
- raffiné adj (cultured, elegant)
German
4 entries- gepflegt adj (cultured, elegant)
- gereinigt adj (purified)
- kultiviert adj (cultured, elegant)
- raffiniert adj (purified)
Greek
1 entries- εκλεπτυσμένος adj (cultured, elegant)
Hungarian
3 entries- finomított adj (purified)
- kifinomult adj (cultured, elegant)
- rafinált adj (purified)
Irish
1 entries- galánta adj (cultured, elegant)
Latin
2 entries- cultus adj (cultured, elegant)
- lautus adj (cultured, elegant)
Manx
1 entries- aaheelit adj (purified)
Māori
1 entries- parakore adj (purified)
Norwegian
1 entries- raffinert adj (cultured, elegant)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نازك adj (cultured, elegant)
Persian
1 entries- بافرهنگ adj (cultured, elegant)
Russian
4 entries- благоро́дный adj (cultured, elegant)
- изы́сканный adj (freed from vulgarity)
- изы́сканный adj (cultured, elegant)
- очи́щенный adj (purified)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- eagarach adj (cultured, elegant)
- fìnealta adj (cultured, elegant)
- lìomhte adj (cultured, elegant)
Spanish
2 entries- paltón adj (cultured, elegant)
- refinado adj (cultured, elegant)
Turkish
3 entries- incelikli adj (cultured, elegant)
- rafine adj (cultured, elegant)
- rafine adj (purified)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
His speech is very refined.
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She is a very refined lady.
Source: tatoeba (316583)
I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.
Source: tatoeba (326949)
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