exquisite

[ik-skwiz-it, ek-skwi-zit] / ɪkˈskwɪz ɪt, ˈɛk skwɪ zɪt /

ADJECTIVE

beautiful, excellent, finely detailed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admirable charming delicate delicious elegant ethereal impeccable lovely meticulous perfect polished precise rare refined splendid striking subtle superb

WEAK

attractive choice comely consummate cultivated dainty discerning discriminating errorless fastidious fine flawless incomparable irreproachable matchless outstanding peerless pleasing precious recherché select selective superior superlative

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless corrupt disagreeable drab flawed harsh homely imperfect imprecise inaccurate indelicate inelegant inferior ordinary poor regular repulsive rough second-rate ugly unrefined unsophisticated usual wrong

WEAK

crude dull horrible horrifying

ADJECTIVE

intense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

poignant

WEAK

acute concentrated consummate desperate excruciating extreme fierce furious keen piercing sharp terrible transcending vehement vicious violent

Antonyms

WEAK

crude dull flawed horrible horrifying imperfect inferior ordinary poor ugly

Example Sentences

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“She’s making the most exquisite pillow casing in the Shu embroidery technique,” he said.

From Literature

"This means we get this chance to study a pretty normal FRB in exquisite detail."

From Science Daily

“We used more exquisite standoff munitions at the start, but no longer need to,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Government and industry optimized our weapons to be ever more exquisite, expensive and scarce.

From The Wall Street Journal

He whispered in the ears of the powerful, strode the battlefield like a god of war and ultimately embodied both of those extremes in performances of exquisite complexity.

From Los Angeles Times

exquisite

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