Synonyms for refined
modified
Purified
cleaned, cleansed, aerated, strained, filtered, washed, clean, rarefied, boiled down, distilled, clarified, tried, drained, elutriated, processed; see also pure 2.
Antonyms raw*, crude, unrefined.
Genteel
cultivated, civilized, polished, elegant, urbane, well-bred, gracious, enlightened, free from coarseness, courtly, mannerly, suave, gentlemanly, ladylike, restrained, gentle, mannerly, high-minded, cultured, subtle, discriminating, polite, courteous; see also polite 1.
See refined in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education:
civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, polished, urbane, well-bred. See cultureSo slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate:
delicate, fine1, finespun, nice, subtle. See big
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