REFINED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REFINED?

Need another word that means the same as “refined”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “refined” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Refined” are: elegant, graceful, processed, polished, urbane, purified, pure, clear, strained, sifted, rarefied, distilled, concentrated, treated, cultivated, cultured, civilized, stylish, sophisticated, discriminating, discerning, selective, fastidious, sensitive, perceptive

Refined as an Adjective

Definitions of "Refined" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “refined” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth.
• Freed from impurities by processing.
• Freed from impurities by processing- Shakespeare.
• Precise to a fine degree.
• (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel.
• Developed or improved so as to be precise or subtle.
• Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming.
• Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste.
• Cultivated and genteel.
• With impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing.
• Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.

Synonyms of "Refined" as an adjective (25 Words)

civilized	Marked by refinement in taste and manners. A civilized society.
clear	Clear and distinct to the senses easily perceptible. The clear complexion of a healthy young woman.
concentrated	Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature unable to dissolve still more of a substance. A concentrated campaign.
cultivated	Refined and well educated. Cultivated roses.
cultured	Characterized by refined taste and manners and good education. Cultured tumour cells.
discerning	Having or showing good judgement. The brasserie attracts discerning customers.
discriminating	Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. The discriminating eye of the connoisseur.
distilled	Having been shortened so that only the essential meaning or most important aspects remain. Distilled water.
elegant	(of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple. Small churches with elegant white spires.
fastidious	Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures. She dressed with fastidious care.
graceful	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
perceptive	Of or relating to perception. A perceptive observation.
polished	Accomplished and skilful. Polished rice.
processed	Freed from impurities by processing. Processed ores.
pure	Being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Cars can run on pure alcohol.
purified	Having had contaminants removed; cleansed. Purified linseed oil.
rarefied	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks. Rarefied scholarly pursuits.
selective	Operating at or responding to a particular frequency. The school was very selective in its admissions.
sensitive	Being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others. A sensitive voltmeter.
sifted	(of material) having been passed through a sieve. 30g sifted plain flour.
sophisticated	Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A sophisticated drama.
strained	Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. My example may seem a little strained.
stylish	Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. A stylish cocktail bar.
treated	Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent. Treated fabrics resist wrinkling.
urbane	Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. Maintained an urbane tone in his letters.

Usage Examples of "Refined" as an adjective

• Refined oil.
• Refined sugar.
• She was delicate and refined and unused to hardship.
• To gild refined gold.
• Her voice was very low and refined.
• Refined people with refined taste.
• Due to the limitations of the available tools, a more refined analysis of the data may be necessary.
• Building up a more refined profile of the customer's needs.

Associations of "Refined" (30 Words)

brushwork	An artist’s distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush. Canvases characterized by lively flowing brushwork.
cultivated	Prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing. Cultivated roses.
cultured	(of a pearl) formed round a foreign body inserted into an oyster. A cultured and intelligent man.
dainty	Affectedly dainty or refined. A dainty lace handkerchief.
dandy	Relating to or characteristic of a dandy. His floppy handkerchiefs and antique cufflinks gave him the look of a dandy.
debonair	Confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man. Life that is gay brisk and debonair.
decency	Behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability. She had the decency to come and confess.
educated	Having been educated. A Harvard educated lawyer.
elegance	A quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics. The simplicity and elegance of the solution.
elegant	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was elegant to her fingertips.
enchantingly	In a bewitching manner.
exquisite	A man who is affectedly concerned with his clothes and appearance; a dandy. An exquisite cameo.
foppish	Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner. A foppish dandy.
genteel	Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability. A genteel old lady.
gentility	Social superiority as demonstrated by polite and respectable manners, behaviour, or appearances. Her grandmother s pretensions to gentility.
grace	In Greek mythology three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne believed to personify and bestow charm grace and beauty. A beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace.
graceful	Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
gracefully	In a gracious or graceful manner. I will gracefully bow out of the discussion.
gracefulness	Beautiful carriage.
jaunty	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. A jaunty red hat.
learned	Established by conditioning or learning. A learned jurist.
mincing	Affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate (typically used of a man. I don t have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours.
prim	Assume a prim appearance. She primmed her lips after every bite of food.
recherche	Lavishly elegant and refined.
sophisticated	Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A young man with sophisticated tastes.
sophistication	The quality of being sophisticated. The technological sophistication of their products.
suave	Having a sophisticated charm. All the waiters were suave and deferential.
svelte	Being of delicate or slender build. She was svelte and sophisticated.
tasteful	Having or showing or conforming to good taste. A tasteful lounge bar.
urbane	Courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man. The supposedly urbane restrained English gentleman.