| Main Entry: |
refined |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
cultured, civilized |
Synonyms: |
aesthetic,
civil,
classy*,
courteous, courtly,
cultivated,
delicate,
discerning, discriminating,
elegant,
enlightened,
exact,
fastidious,
fine, finespun,
genteel,
gracious, high-brow, high-minded,
nice,
plush,
polished,
polite,
posh,
precise,
punctilious,
restrained, ritzy,
sensitive, snazzy,
sophisticated, spiffy,
suave,
sublime,
subtle,
swanky*,
tasteful,
urbane, well-bred, well-mannered
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Antonyms: |
uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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