Word for being subtle

  • exquisite
  • faint
  • indirect
  • ingenious
  • profound
  • slight
  • sophisticated
  • understated
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • deep
  • discriminating
  • ethereal
  • fine
  • finespun
  • hairline
  • hairsplitting
  • illusive
  • implied
  • inconspicuous
  • indistinct
  • inferred
  • insinuated
  • mental
  • penetrating
  • refined
  • suggestive
  • tenuous
  • thin
  • complex
  • detailed
  • insidious
  • intriguing
  • precise
  • shrewd
  • skillful
  • sly
  • analytic
  • analytical
  • artful
  • astute
  • crafty
  • deep
  • designing
  • devious
  • dexterous
  • exacting
  • foxy
  • guileful
  • keen
  • penetrating
  • perceptive
  • ratiocinative
  • scheming
  • wily

On this page you’ll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to subtle, such as: exquisite, faint, indirect, ingenious, profound, and slight.

  • honest
  • open
  • simple
  • forthright
  • hard
  • harsh
  • noisy
  • unsubtle

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WORDS RELATED TO SUBTLE

  • Greek to me
  • abstract
  • clear as dishwater
  • complex
  • complicated
  • deep
  • enigmatic
  • esoteric
  • heavy
  • hidden
  • incomprehensible
  • intricate
  • involved
  • muddy
  • obscure
  • perplexing
  • profound
  • puzzling
  • recondite
  • subtle
  • unfathomable
  • vague
  • astute
  • canny
  • clever
  • discerning
  • discriminating
  • incisive
  • ingenious
  • insightful
  • intense
  • intuitive
  • judicious
  • keen
  • observant
  • penetrating
  • perspicacious
  • piercing
  • quick-witted
  • sensitive
  • sharp
  • smart
  • subtle
  • cogent
  • conclusive
  • detailed
  • diagnostic
  • discrete
  • dissecting
  • explanatory
  • expository
  • inquiring
  • inquisitive
  • interpretive
  • investigative
  • judicious
  • logical
  • organized
  • penetrating
  • perceptive
  • perspicuous
  • precise
  • problem-solving
  • questioning
  • ratiocinative
  • rational
  • reasonable
  • scientific
  • searching
  • solid
  • sound
  • studious
  • subtle
  • systematic
  • testing
  • thorough
  • valid
  • well-grounded
  • analytic
  • cogent
  • conclusive
  • detailed
  • diagnostic
  • discrete
  • dissecting
  • explanatory
  • expository
  • inquiring
  • inquisitive
  • interpretive
  • investigative
  • judicious
  • logical
  • organized
  • penetrating
  • perceptive
  • perspicuous
  • precise
  • problem-solving
  • questioning
  • ratiocinative
  • rational
  • reasonably
  • scientific
  • searching
  • solid
  • sound
  • studious
  • subtle
  • systematic
  • testing
  • thorough
  • valid
  • able
  • acute
  • adroit
  • astute
  • cagey
  • careful
  • cautious
  • circumspect
  • cunning
  • dexterous
  • discreet
  • foxy
  • frugal
  • having fancy footwork
  • hep
  • ingenious
  • intelligent
  • judicious
  • knowing
  • nimble-witted
  • perspicacious
  • prudent
  • quick
  • quick-witted
  • sagacious
  • shrewd
  • skillful
  • slick
  • slippery
  • sly
  • smart
  • smooth
  • street smart
  • streetwise
  • subtle
  • wary
  • watchful
  • wise
  • with it
  • worldly-wise
  • adroit
  • artful
  • astute
  • cagey
  • calculating
  • canny
  • crazy like fox
  • cunning
  • deceitful
  • designing
  • devious
  • disingenuous
  • duplicitous
  • foxy
  • fraudulent
  • guileful
  • insidious
  • intelligent
  • keen
  • knowing
  • sharp
  • shrewd
  • slick
  • slippery
  • sly
  • smart
  • smooth
  • street smart
  • streetwise
  • subtle
  • tricky
  • vulpine
  • wily

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  • as in cunning



  • as in nice



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subtle

adjective

Definition of subtlenext

1

as in cunning

clever at attaining one’s ends by indirect and often deceptive means

used subtle methods of persuasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cunning

  • cute

  • slick

  • deceptive

  • artful

  • sly

  • beguiling

  • fraudulent

  • shrewd

  • tricky

  • wily

  • dishonest

  • devious

  • treacherous

  • designing

  • sharp

  • crafty

  • cagey

  • crooked

  • scheming

  • foxy

  • guileful

  • astute

  • dodgy

  • deceitful

  • slippery

  • shady

  • calculating

  • covert

  • plotting

  • sneaky

  • oblique

  • glib

  • cagy

  • insinuating

  • clandestine

  • circular

  • underhanded

  • facile

  • concealed

  • shifty

  • secret

  • stealthy

  • unscrupulous

  • surreptitious

  • serpentine

  • hypocritical

  • underhand

  • undercover

  • insincere

  • circuitous

  • backhanded

  • furtive

  • roundabout

  • knavish

  • Machiavellian

  • mealy

  • twofaced

  • smoothtongued

  • doubledealing

  • mealymouthed

  • lefthanded

  • huggermugger


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obvious

  • simple

  • real

  • innocent

  • plain

  • artless

  • guileless

  • direct

  • straightforward

  • natural

  • public

  • sincere

  • forthright

  • unaffected

  • unpretentious

  • open

  • outspoken

  • frank

  • honest

  • candid

  • unconcealed

  • unsophisticated

  • unvarnished

  • childlike

  • ingenuous

  • patent

  • unpretending

  • impressionable

  • unworldly

  • undesigning

  • simpleminded

  • aboveboard

  • unstudied

  • plainspoken

  • unforced

  • trusting

  • trustful

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  • obvious

  • simple

  • real

  • innocent

  • plain

  • artless

  • guileless

  • direct

  • straightforward

  • natural

  • public

  • sincere

  • forthright

  • unaffected

  • unpretentious

  • open

  • outspoken

  • frank

  • honest

  • candid

  • unconcealed

  • unsophisticated

  • unvarnished

  • childlike

  • ingenuous

  • patent

  • unpretending

  • impressionable

  • unworldly

  • undesigning

  • simpleminded

  • aboveboard

  • unstudied

  • plainspoken

  • unforced

  • trusting

  • trustful

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2

as in nice

made or done with extreme care and accuracy

the subtle strokes of the painter’s brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • nice

  • delicate

  • fine

  • nuanced

  • exact

  • minute

  • refined

  • meticulous

  • finespun

  • trivial

  • hairsplitting

  • hairline

  • petty

  • insignificant

  • exacting

  • particular

  • quibbling

  • negligible

  • inconsequential

  • frivolous

  • trifling

  • inconsiderable

  • demanding

  • nitpicking

  • finicky

  • fastidious

  • fussy

  • picky

  • finicking

  • piddling

  • finical


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obvious

  • apparent

  • unmistakable

  • evident

  • coarse

  • clear

  • rough

  • plain

  • unambiguous

  • palpable

  • inexact

  • unequivocal

  • transparent

  • manifest

  • broad

  • perspicuous

  • patent

  • clearcut

  • indefinite

  • openandshut

  • sloppy

  • careless

  • heedless

  • incautious

  • slipshod

  • slapdash

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  • obvious

  • apparent

  • unmistakable

  • evident

  • coarse

  • clear

  • rough

  • plain

  • unambiguous

  • palpable

  • inexact

  • unequivocal

  • transparent

  • manifest

  • broad

  • perspicuous

  • patent

  • clearcut

  • indefinite

  • openandshut

  • sloppy

  • careless

  • heedless

  • incautious

  • slipshod

  • slapdash

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3

as in exquisite

satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness

a subtle suggestion of the Near East in the soup’s flavoring

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exquisite

  • delicate

  • elegant

  • refined

  • nuanced

  • rare

  • supreme

  • extraordinary

  • airy

  • dainty

  • superior

  • fine

  • choice

  • prime

  • transcendent

  • select

  • selected

  • superlative

  • incomparable

  • picked

  • peerless

  • fragile

  • unsurpassed

  • preeminent

  • frail


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strong

  • robust

  • sturdy

  • crude

  • common

  • coarse

  • ordinary

  • rough

  • indifferent

  • medium

  • average

  • fair

  • mediocre

  • middling

  • runofthemill

  • secondrate

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  • strong

  • robust

  • sturdy

  • crude

  • common

  • coarse

  • ordinary

  • rough

  • indifferent

  • medium

  • average

  • fair

  • mediocre

  • middling

  • runofthemill

  • secondrate

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  1. subtleadjective

    Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.

    The difference is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.

    Antonyms:
    simple

  2. subtleadjective

    Cunning, skillful.

    Synonyms:
    cunning, crafty, skillful

  3. subtleadjective

    insidious

    Synonyms:
    insidious

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

  1. subtle

    Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle’s point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.

    Synonyms:
    acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile

    Antonyms:
    blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

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  1. subtle

    Synonyms:
    sly, artful, cunning, insinuating, wily, astute, nice, discriminating, crafty, fine, shrewd, sophistical, jesuitical

    Antonyms:
    open, frank, honest, artless, undiscriminating, rough, blunt, undiscerning, unsophisticated, simple

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  1. elusive, subtleadjective

    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

    «his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change»; «a subtle difference»; «that elusive thing the soul»

    Synonyms:
    pernicious, baffling, problematic, knotty, tough, insidious, elusive, problematical

    Antonyms:
    tangible, unperceptive, harmless, palpable, unperceiving

  2. subtleadjective

    able to make fine distinctions

    «a subtle mind»

    Synonyms:
    insidious, elusive, pernicious

    Antonyms:
    tangible, harmless, palpable, unperceptive, unperceiving

  3. insidious, pernicious, subtleadjective

    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

    «glaucoma is an insidious disease»; «a subtle poison»

    Synonyms:
    pestilent, elusive, baneful, pernicious, insidious, deadly

    Antonyms:
    unperceiving, tangible, unperceptive, harmless, palpable

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  1. subtleadjective

    Synonyms:
    crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, machiavelian

  2. subtleadjective

    Synonyms:
    acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound

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    Since Raul took over, repressive strategies have become more subtle, not necessarily less brutal.

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    Baseball is a very subtle game in a lot of ways, sure, there’s run, throw, hit, pitch and field. But there are parts of the game you learn playing Little League or in high school. They didn’t have that.

  3. Officer Fry:

    As Cedrick Chatman approaches the corner, Cedrick Chatman makes a slight turn, a subtle turn to the right with Cedrick Chatman upper body. I see in Cedrick Chatman right hand a dark gray or black object, it was a small black object, which I believed to be a handgun.

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  5. Alzheimers Association saysWith many doctors:

    Mild cognitive impairment is often harder to pick up than dementia because it’s often much more subtle.


Translations for subtle

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  • رقيقArabic
  • subtilCatalan, Valencian
  • scharfsinnig, spitzfindig, fast unmerklich, feinsinnig, raffiniert, haarfein, ausgetüftelt, schlau, dezentGerman
  • διακριτικόGreek
  • subtilaEsperanto
  • sutilSpanish
  • hienoinen, salakavala, ovela, hienovarainenFinnish
  • délicat, subtilFrench
  • caolchúiseach, glicIrish
  • דק, עלום, טמיר, עדין, חמקמק, מרומז, עמום, מעודןHebrew
  • सूक्ष्मHindi
  • kifinomultHungarian
  • halusIndonesian
  • sottile, inafferrabileItalian
  • 捕らえ難い, 巧妙Japanese
  • ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮKannada
  • 세밀한Korean
  • subtelnyPolish
  • sutilPortuguese
  • хитрый, неуловимый, коварныйRussian
  • subtilSwedish
  • நுட்பமானTamil
  • kurnazca, güç algılanan, mâhirâne, zor algılanan, ustaca, sinsice, zekîceTurkish
  • 微妙Chinese

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Table Of Contents:

  • Subtle as an Adjective
  • Definitions of «Subtle» as an adjective
  • Synonyms of «Subtle» as an adjective (40 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Subtle» as an adjective
  • Associations of «Subtle» (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Subtle” are: elusive, insidious, pernicious, fine, nice, overnice, minute, precise, narrow, tenuous, understated, low-key, muted, subdued, astute, keen, quick, acute, sharp, razor-sharp, canny, shrewd, aware, perceptive, discerning, sensitive, discriminating, penetrating, sagacious, wise, clever, intelligent, skilful, artful, ingenious, adroit, cunning, crafty, wily, devious

Subtle as an Adjective

Definitions of «Subtle» as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “subtle” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.
  • Crafty; cunning.
  • Able to make fine distinctions.
  • (of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated.
  • Capable of making fine distinctions.
  • Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.
  • Arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way.
  • (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.
  • Making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something.

Synonyms of «Subtle» as an adjective (40 Words)

acute Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease.
An acute or critical lack of research funds.
adroit Clever or skilful.
An adroit technician.
artful Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.
An artful photograph of a striking woman.
astute Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.
An astute businessman.
aware Having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception.
Was aware of his opponent s hostility.
canny Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.
Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal.
clever Showing skill and originality; ingenious.
How clever of him to think of this.
crafty Involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand.
A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison.
cunning Marked by skill in deception.
A cunning baby.
devious Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading.
A devious character.
discerning Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic.
A discerning reader.
discriminating Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
The discriminating eye of the connoisseur.
elusive Difficult to remember.
Success will become ever more elusive.
fine Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment.
Anything you want is fine by me Linda.
ingenious (of a machine or idea) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose.
An ingenious solution to the problem.
insidious Beguiling but harmful.
Sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem.
intelligent (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.
An intelligent guess.
keen Having or showing great perception or insight.
Ear splitting explosive bursts keen and sharp.
low-key Restrained in style or quality.
minute Infinitely or immeasurably small.
Two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm.
muted (of colour or lighting) not bright; subdued.
Muted trumpets.
narrow Denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.
The narrow sense of a word.
nice (especially of a difference) slight or subtle.
A nice gesture.
overnice Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
Mildred was overnice in regard to their father.
penetrating (of a sound) clearly heard through or above other sounds.
The students asked some penetrating questions.
perceptive Of or relating to perception.
A perceptive observation.
pernicious Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
The pernicious influences of the mass media.
precise Used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing.
The director was precise with his camera positions.
quick Moving quickly and lightly.
A quick inspection.
razor-sharp As sharp as a razor.
sagacious Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
Observant and thoughtful he was given to asking sagacious questions.
sensitive Being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others.
A mimosa s leaves are sensitive to touch.
sharp Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone or tones.
Her sharp disappointment was tinged with embarrassment.
shrewd Used of persons.
She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.
skilful Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
A skilful midfielder.
subdued Lacking in light; not bright or harsh.
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.
tenuous Very weak or slight.
A tenuous fluid.
understated Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way.
Understated elegance.
wily Marked by skill in deception.
A wily old attorney.
wise Sensible or prudent.
Don t get wise with me.

Usage Examples of «Subtle» as an adjective

  • Subtle lighting.
  • The German plan was simple yet subtle.
  • A subtle poison.
  • The subtle fiend dissembled.
  • His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
  • A subtle difference.
  • His language expresses rich and subtle meanings.
  • A subtle mind.
  • He tried a more subtle approach.

Associations of «Subtle» (30 Words)

abstract Give an abstract of.
Abstract concepts such as love or beauty.
allusion The practice of making allusions.
A classical allusion.
artful Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Her artful wiles.
circumlocution The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
His admission came after years of circumlocution.
complexity A factor involved in a complicated process or situation.
He enjoyed the complexity of modern computers.
covert A flock of coots.
A woman covert.
crafty Involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand.
A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison.
cunning Attractive or quaint.
A cunning baby.
difficult Hard to control.
A difficult child.
elusive Skillful at eluding capture- David Kline.
The elusive thought he had had moments before.
euphemism An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh.
The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts.
impalpable Imperceptible to the senses or the mind.
An impalpable cloud.
ingenious (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
Ingenious devices.
innuendo An indirect (and usually malicious) implication.
A constant torrent of innuendo gossip lies and half truths.
insidious Beguiling but harmful.
Sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem.
intangible An intangible thing.
Intangible assets such as good will.
intricacy Details, especially of an involved or perplexing subject.
The intricacy of the procedure.
manipulative Relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body.
A manipulative skill.
nuance Give nuances to.
The effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners.
obscure Make obscure or unclear.
Grey clouds obscure the sun.
reference A source of information cited in a book or article.
He carried an armful of references back to his desk.
secretive (of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information.
A secretive smile.
sly Showing in an insinuating way that one has some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing.
Sly as a fox.
subtlety A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.
The textural subtlety of Degas.
symbolism Symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts.
He has always believed in the importance of symbolism in garden art.
tricky Having concealed difficulty.
I wouldn t trust her she s tricky.
undercurrent A current below the surface of a fluid.
Racial undercurrents.
undertone A quiet or hushed tone of voice.
They were talking in undertones.
vague Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished.
Many patients suffer vague symptoms.
wily Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
A wily old attorney.

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Я достаточно тонко намекаю?

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Я не намекаю, я ясно вижу вакансию.

simultaneously, a model and muse, create in the paintings unique harmonious way.

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одновременно, моделью и музой, созд ает в работах уникальный гармоничный образ.

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The Atlas Group project bore a lot of creations,

from photos and video to installations and performance lectures, each of those being subtle, thor- oughly prepared research result

based on creation of non-existing documents that have a certain authenticity potential in spite of historical logics.

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В рамках проекта The Atlas Group было создано большое

количество произведений- от фотографий и видео до инсталляций и лекций- перформансов, каждое из которых является деликатным, тщательно подготовленным исследованием,

основанным на принципе создания несуществующих документов, которые вопреки логике исторической науки отличаются определенным потенциалом подлинности.

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Твоя философия тонкая и сложная.

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