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subtle
adjective as in nice, quiet, delicate
Strongest matches
exquisite, faint, indirect, ingenious, profound, slight, sophisticated, understated
Weak matches
attenuate, attenuated, deep, discriminating, ethereal, fine, finespun, hairline, hairsplitting, illusive, implied, inconspicuous, indistinct, inferred, insinuated, mental, penetrating, refined, suggestive, tenuous, thin
adjective as in clever, cunning
Example Sentences
This allows them to learn essential skills, including caring for infants and cooking as well as hunting and gathering, through a process that is often subtle and nonverbal.
Despite living in connected coastal waters, piangua populations in different areas maintain subtle genetic variations.
There was also a bit of fitness news - and a definite subtle message to try to suggest issues from Erik ten Hag's tenure are now being addressed.
Moreover, some subtle lesions of the knee joint may easily be overlooked by radiologists with insufficient experience.
"We'll be able to give people much more subtle, effective control over their seizures while saving them from such an invasive surgery."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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