Subtle [adjective]
Definition of Subtle:
nice, quiet, delicate
Synonyms of Subtle:
● Ingenious
● Faint
● Slight
● Profound
● Sophisticated
● Indirect
● Exquisite
● Attenuate
● Deep
● Discriminating
● Ethereal
● Fine
● Hairsplitting
● Illusive
● Implied
● Inconspicuous
● Indistinct
● Mental
● Penetrating
● Refined
● Suggestive
● Tenuous
● Thin
● Finespun
● Inferred
● Understated
● Attenuated
● Hairline
● Insinuated
Opposite/Antonyms of Subtle:
● Open
● Harsh
● Hard
● Honest
● Forthright
● Unsubtle
● Noisy
● Stupid
● Ignorant
Sentence/Example of Subtle:
He had breathed into the atmosphere a subtle malaria, and George had caught the disease.
Then, he bethought himself of a subtle form of rebuke by emphasizing his generosity.
The words were uttered with a subtle renunciation that was this man's religion.
Joe was not subtle, not even clever; but he was a lover, and he knew the ways of love.
Though I felt a subtle and wondrous change, I could not trace or track the miracle.
He had planned this sudden accusation with subtle forethought.
Not a sound escaped them; the most subtle examination could not have told they breathed.
The girl became aware also of other subtle changes in her father.
"Thou art a subtle reasoner, my friend," said Ferdinand, smiling gently.
It is the manner of communicating these diseases; it is the subtle way in which they go about.