nuances

NOUN

slight difference; shading

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distinction gradation hint implication nicety refinement subtlety

STRONG

dash degree shade shadow suggestion suspicion tinge touch trace

WEAK

soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

brightness information light lot

Example Sentences

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All four players are exceptional in their roles, playing smartly off their screen personas while exploring the nuances of the characters and their intersecting dynamics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

But this might be more about personal allegiances than ideological nuances.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

One suspects that there were few professional narrators up to the task of articulating so many numbers and notations and technical nuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But the demand trend is shifting, and investors need to pay attention to the nuances.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

During this period the shadings and nuances which were filling in Bigger’s picture came, not so much from Negro life, as from the lives of whites I met and grew to know.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright