Synonyms for Subtle | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "subtle" (382 found)

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Closest matches (77)

abstruse accurate acute adroit adulteratedair builtair-built airy analytic analytical appreciative arcane arch artful astute attentive attenuate attenuatedballed upboyish

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Verb(2 words)

backgrounded camouflaged

Noun(3 words)

be quietbeigedilute juice

Adjective(5 words)

cleverconcealed signcreeping motioncunning delicate

Adjective(1 words)

delicate

Strong matches (114)

Adjective(20 words)

discreet discreeter elusiveerased markfaintfaint tracefaintest fine-grainedfinest levelgradationalhidden roomimpalpable imperceptible inconspicuous insidiousinvisible featureinvisible forcelambentlight tugmarginal flourish

discriminate discriminating discriminative distinctive distinguishing dreamlike eggshell elaborate elegant elusive embrangled entangled ethereal even exact exacting exigent express exquisite faint

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Verb(3 words)

effaced ghosted insinuated

Noun(7 words)

faint verbfainting finessinggentle nudgeitalian calmalight bouncelow glow

Adjective(2 words)

fine-grained knotty

Related words (191)

mazy meandering mellowmessed upmeticulousmicrometrically precisemicroscopic minute mistymixed upmother-of-pearlmucked upmultifarious nacreous narrow nebulous nice obscure opalescent pale

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papery particular pastel patinaed pawky pearly perplexed phantomlike pinpoint polished politic precise precisianistic precisionistic profound punctilious punctual quiet ramified rare rarefied ratiocinative ready recondite refined religiousreligiously exactremote resourceful rigid rigorous roundabout sad scheming scientificscientifically exactscrewed upscrupulous scrutinizing selective semigloss sensitive serpentine severe shadowy sharp shifty shrewd simple skillful slender slenderish slick slight slight-made slim slimmish slimy slinky slippery sly small smarmy smart smooth snaky snarled sneaky sober soft soft-colored soft-hued softened somber sophistical sophisticated spirituous square stealthy strategic strict subdued subtile supple svelte sweet sylphlike tactful tactical tangled tangly tender tenuous thin thin-bodied thin-set thin-spun thinned thinned-out thinnish threadlike trickish tricksy tricky twisted uncompact uncompressed underhanded understated undeviating unerring unreal unsubstantial vague vaporous veiled vulpine warywasp waistedwasp-waisted wateredwatered downwatered-down watery weak willowy wily windy wiredrawn wispy

Adjective(24 words)

microphysicalmild climatemild punishmentmildestminor colornatural looknuanced obscurepale tintpernicious refinedrefined behaviorrefined sensibilityslightslight influencesmall alterationstealthiest susurrantthin lineunderstated tone

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unnoticeable unnoticedunnoticed clueunobtrusive

Noun(13 words)

more concealedmost gentle-nudgenuanced detailnudging approachobscure the issuequiet remarksamarsilent gesturestealth underplaying whiffing whispering winking

Adjective(2 words)

nice tricky

Determiner(1 words)

the invisible world

Verb(1 words)

wafted

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

4 entries

descriptor quality strategy technique

More specific

4 entries

nuance ploy ruse shade

Collocations

6 entries

subtle colorsubtle differencesubtle distinctionsubtle flavorsubtle hintsubtle shading

Inflections

2 entries

subtler subtlest

Derivations

3 entries

subtleness subtlety subtly

similar

3 entries

harmful impalpable perceptive

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There are subtle differences between the two things.

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There's a subtle difference in meaning between the two words.

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This word has a subtle nuance to it.

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There is a subtle difference between the two words.

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Subtle