| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, masterly |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, aces, admirable, attractive, beautiful, capital, choice, cool*, crack*, dandy*, elegant, enjoyable, exceptional, expensive, exquisite, fashionable, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, gilt-edged, gnarly, good-looking, great, handsome, lovely, magnificent, mean, neat*, not too shabby, ornate, outstanding, pleasant, rare, refined, select, showy, skillful, smart, solid, splendid, striking, subtle, superior, supreme, top, top-notch, unreal*, well-made, wicked* |
| Antonyms: | bad, poor |
| Main Entry: | foxy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shrewd |
| Synonyms: | artful, astute, canny, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deep, devious, dishonest, experienced, guileful, insidious, intelligent, knowing, retiary, sharp, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily |
| Antonyms: | naive, unclever, unintelligent, unsmart |
| Main Entry: | imperceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to sense; faint |
| Synonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, fine, gradual, impalpable, imponderable, inappreciable, inaudible, inconsiderable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant, invisible, microscopic, minute, momentary, shadowy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, trivial, undetectable, unnoticeable, vague |
| Antonyms: | apparent, conspicuous, distinct, evident, noticeable, obvious, perceptible, seeable, striking, unobscured |
| Main Entry: | inconspicuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unnoticeable |
| Synonyms: | camouflaged, concealed, dim, faint, hidden, indistinct, insignificant, low-key, low-profile, modest, muted, ordinary, plain, quiet, retiring, secretive, shy, soft-pedalled, subtle, tenuous, unassuming, unemphatic, unobtrusive, unostentatious |
| Antonyms: | conspicuous, exposed, noticeable, open, unhidden |
| Main Entry: | indescribable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond words |
| Synonyms: | impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
| Antonyms: | definable, describable, explainable |
| Main Entry: | ingenious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clever; brilliant |
| Synonyms: | able, adroit, artistic, bright, canny, crafty, creative, cunning, deviceful, dexterous, gifted, imaginative, innovational, innovative, innovatory, intelligent, inventive, original, ready, resourceful, shrewd, skillful, sly, subtle |
| Notes: | ingenious is 'clever, brilliant'; ingenuous is 'frank, candid' or 'naïve' |
| Antonyms: | awkward, dumb, ignorant, incompetent, inept, stupid |
| Main Entry: | insidious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sneaky, tricky |
| Synonyms: | Machiavellian, artful, astute, corrupt, crafty, crooked, cunning, dangerous, deceitful, deceptive, deep, designing, dishonest, disingenuous, duplicitous, ensnaring, false, foxy, guileful, intriguing, like a snake in the grass, perfidious, perilous, secret, slick, sly, smooth, snaky, sneaking, stealthy, subtle, surreptitious, treacherous, wily, wormlike |
| Notes: | insidious (Latin insidere 'to lie in wait for,' from sedere 'sit') describes stealthy, treacherous behavior; invidious behavior arouses ill will, animosity, or hostility |
| Antonyms: | fair, honest, open, sincere |
| Main Entry: | logical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | analytic, analytical, clear, cogent, coherent, commonsensical, compelling, congruent, consequent, consistent, convincing, deducible, discerning, discriminating, extensional, fair, germane, holding together, holding water, inferential, intelligent, judicious, juridicious, justifiable, kosher*, legit, legitimate, lucid, most likely, necessary, obvious, perceptive, perspicuous, pertinent, plausible, rational, relevant, sensible, sound, subtle, telling, valid, well-organized, wise |
| Antonyms: | illogical, improbable, irrational, unlikely, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | low-key |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subdued |
| Synonyms: | easygoing, laid-back*, loose, low-pitched, muffled, muted, played down, quiet, relaxed, restrained, sober, soft-sell, softened, subtle, toned down, understated |
| Antonyms: | energized, high-key, high-strung, nervous, pumped up |