Synonyms for subtle
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suht-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌt l |
Top 10 synonyms for subtle Other synonyms for the word subtle
- analytic
- analytical
- artful
- astute
- attenuate
- attenuated
- crafty
- deep
- designing
- devious
- dexterous
- discriminating
- ethereal
- exacting
- fine
- finespun
- foxy
- guileful
- hairline
- hairsplitting
- illusive
- implied
- inconspicuous
- indistinct
- inferred
- insinuated
- keen
- mental
- penetrating
- perceptive
- ratiocinative
- refined
- scheming
- shrewd
- skillful
- slight
- sly
- sophisticated
- suggestive
- tenuous
- thin
- understated
- wily
Définition of subtle
Origin :- c.1300, sutel, soutil, in reference to things, "of thin consistency;" in reference to craftsmen, "skilled, clever," from Old French soutil, from Latin subtilis "fine, thin, delicate, finely woven," from sub "under" (see sub-) + -tilis, from tela "web" and texere "to weave" (see texture). The spelling with -b- reflects confusion with subtile. Most non-material senses were present by late 14c.
- adj nice, quiet, delicate
- adj clever, cunning
- He had breathed into the atmosphere a subtle malaria, and George had caught the disease.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- Then, he bethought himself of a subtle form of rebuke by emphasizing his generosity.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The words were uttered with a subtle renunciation that was this man's religion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Joe was not subtle, not even clever; but he was a lover, and he knew the ways of love.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Though I felt a subtle and wondrous change, I could not trace or track the miracle.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He had planned this sudden accusation with subtle forethought.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Not a sound escaped them; the most subtle examination could not have told they breathed.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The girl became aware also of other subtle changes in her father.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- "Thou art a subtle reasoner, my friend," said Ferdinand, smiling gently.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It is the manner of communicating these diseases; it is the subtle way in which they go about.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Antonyms for subtle
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