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fine
adjective as in excellent, masterly
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accomplished, admirable, attractive, beautiful, cool, elegant, exceptional, expensive, exquisite, fashionable, first-rate, great, handsome, lovely, magnificent, neat, outstanding, pleasant, rare, refined, smart, solid, splendid, striking, subtle, superior, well-made
Weak matches
enjoyable, first-class, first-string, five-star, gilt-edged, gnarly, good-looking, not too shabby, ornate, showy, skillful, supreme, top-notch, unreal, wicked
adjective as in cloudless, sunny
adjective as in dainty, delicate; sheer
Strong matches
flimsy, gossamer, light, lightweight, little, loose, minute, powdered, pulverized, quality
Weak matches
diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, fine-drawn, fine-grained, fine-spun, fragile, gauzy, gossamery, granular, impalpable, porous, powdery, threadlike, transparent
adjective as in discriminating, exact
noun as in penalty in money
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Strong matches
amends, amercement, assessment, damages, forfeit, mulct, reparation, rip
verb as in penalize in monetary way
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hit with, make pay, pay through the nose, slap with, throw book at
Example Sentences
A man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".
This instrument can detect extremely fine structures in the solar atmosphere and measure even the slightest motion of plasma.
One bill, which didn’t pass, called for firing school employees and fining offenders $10,000 each time they “promoted positions in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of the student.”
A petition that calls for an end to fines for parents who take their child out of school in term time will be debated in Parliament on Monday.
Critics say voters don't care about procedural chess, and trying to explain the filibuster is like reading the fine print on a casino voucher.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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