Refinement Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-fīnmənt
The act of refining
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. purification
  2. clarification
  3. cleaning
  4. cleansing
  5. distillation
  6. clarifying
  7. draining
  8. elutriation
  9. refining
  10. depuration
  11. detersion
  12. cracking
  13. filtration
High style in quality, manner, or dress
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. quality
  2. class

Words Related to Refinement

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Refinement Sentence Examples

  • He was hard and cruel, without any refinement or interest in cultu e.

  • Her walk was unguarded like her mannerisms, a sweet lack of refinement he wasn't sure he liked.

  • Yet, apart from its sterling excellence, it is not without beauties, for it is marked by loftiness of thought, a love of purity and truth, and refinement in taste and feeling.

  • The rise of Persian influence made itself felt in much the same way as the Norman influence in England by bringing a newer refinement into poetry.

  • For practical purposes this refinement is of small value, the two ideas being aspects of the same thing; cf.

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