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subtile

[suht-l, suhb-til] / ˈsʌt l, ˈsʌb tɪl /
ADJECTIVE
rare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extraordinary limited occasional scarce singular strange subtle uncommon unique unlikely unthinkable unusual
WEAK
attenuate attenuated deficient few few and far between flimsy inconceivable isolated light out of the ordinary rarefied recherché scanty scattered seldom semioccasional short sparse sporadic tenuous thin unfrequent unheard of unimaginable unwonted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common commonplace familiar frequent normal ordinary regular standard sufficient usual
WEAK
cheap typical well-done worthless
ADJECTIVE
standout
Synonyms
WEAK
exceptional extraordinary inconceivable magnificent out of the ordinary outstanding preeminent remarkable singular stand-out superior towering uncommon unheard-of unimaginable unique unusual
ADJECTIVE
thin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicate flimsy paper-thin slim translucent wispy
STRONG
attenuate attenuated rarefied refined sheer slight
WEAK
diaphanous filmy gossamer permeable rare see-through subtle tenuous unsubstantial wafer-thin
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heavy strong
STRONG
thick
WEAK
concentrated dense efficient fat inflated obese solid undiluted

Example Sentences

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Recent scientific discoveries have conferred upon man new powers of investigation, whereby nature has been made to reveal secrets so subtile that they never had been dreamt of before in philosophy.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2013

At Paris the Universe is seen, compos’d of Vortices of subtile Matter; but nothing like it is seen in London.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Every plant and shrub will have some part in a subtile and soothing ministry; and then, if ever, it will occur to you that this is a mellow old world after all.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey

Not by any altruistic agency we may be certain, as we watch the selfish, irritable little beings, but by subtile scent, or as with the vultures, by the jealous watching of each other's actions.

From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William

And thus it is that the work of creation has neither beginning nor ending, but is ever progressing in its subtile methods of combining, dissolving, and recombining the entire matter of the universe.

From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey