Similar Words

— civilised
— civilized
— couth
— cultivated
— cultured
— dainty
— debonair
— debonaire
— debonnaire
— delicate
— elegant
— fastidious
— finespun
— genteel
— gentlemanlike
— gentlemanly
— gracious
— ladylike
— mincing
— niminy-piminy
— overrefined
— patrician
— polished
— polite
— prim
— rebound
— rebounding
— refund
— repent
— repentance
— repentant
— ripened
— sophisticated
— suave
— superfine
— twee
— well-bred
— well-mannered

Misspelling

efined, reefineed, reffined, refiined, refimed, refine, refinedd, refinned, refnied, rephined, rrefined

Refined — synonyms, refined antonyms, definition

1. refined (a)

100 synonyms

able abstruse accomplished admirable aesthetic affected amended aristocratic artificial artistic chaste choice civil civilised civilized clarified classic clean clear complaisant • • •

2. refined (Adjective)

5 synonyms

graceful neat processed svelte urbane

1 antonym

unrefined

5 definitions

refined (Adjective) — (used of persons and their behaviour) cultivated and genteel. ex. "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship" ex. "refined people with refined taste"

refined (Adjective) — Freed from impurities by processing. ex. "refined oil" ex. "to gild refined gold" ex. "refined sugar"

refined (Adjective) — Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. ex. "his refined manner"

refined (Adjective) — Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth.

refined (Adjective) — Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming. ex. "a refined style"

3. refined (Verb)

5 synonyms

complicated downed elaborated fine-tuned rarified

6 definitions

refined (Verb) — Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. ex. "refine one's style of writing"

refined (Verb) — Make more complex, intricate, or rich. ex. "refine a design or pattern"

refined (Verb) — Treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition. ex. "refine paper stock" ex. "refine pig iron" ex. "refine oil"

refined (Verb) — Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities. ex. "refine sugar"

refined (Verb) — Attenuate or reduce in vigour, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying. ex. "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"

refined (Verb) — Make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of. ex. "refine a method of analysis" ex. "refine the constant in the equation"

16 types of

altered ameliorated amended attenuated bettered changed distilled improved made pure meliorated mended modified processed purified sublimated treated

11 types

civilised civilized cultivated developed educated involved over-refined overrefined schooled sophisticated trained