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Definition of refined :
1. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.
2. of Refine
Synonyms:
supple, slender, gauzy, courteous, overrefined, bully, great, debonair, smooth, sylphlike, ladylike, well-mannered, enlightened, tenuous, gracious, twee, mannerly, corking, debonaire, subtile, thin, minute, civilized, slight, polite, small, couth, subtle, peachy, smashing, genteel, niminy-piminy, svelte, sublimate, not bad, slap-up, processed, comminuted, bang-up, milled, lissom, educated, gentlemanlike, debonnaire, lithe, keen, restrained, nifty, urbane, swell, finespun, dandy, high-minded, sensitive, civilised, groovy, nice, slim, gentle, full-strength, mincing, big, sharp, cracking, dressed, gentlemanly, superfine, prim, courtly, dainty, excellent, culture, lissome, straight, lithesome
elegant (part of speech: adjective)
dignified, tactful, civil, fine, neat, cultured, well-bred, decorous, suave, sophisticated, stylish, classical
purified (part of speech: verb)
crude, tried, filtered, sanitized, purged, rarefied, washed, sterilized, raw, strained, cleansed, disinfected, drained
tasteful (part of speech: adjective)
choice, artistic, graceful, cultivated, elegant, delicate, charming, discriminating, classic, aesthetic, tasteful
improved (part of speech: verb)
garnished, improved, advanced, corrected, enriched, better, furthered, enhanced, elaborated, renovated, embellished, upgraded, bettered, progressed
clean (part of speech: adjective)
fastidious, uncontaminated, sanitary, unsoiled, unsullied, clean, hygienic, sterile, tidy, unstained, stainless, spick-and-span, taintless, immaculate, orderly, spotless
beautiful (part of speech: adjective)
belle, eye-filling, exquisite, lovely, bonny, beautiful, glamorous, superb, ornamental, gorgeous, pleasing, stunning, enchanting, good-looking, comely, fair, resplendent, handsome, radiant, dazzling, pretty, attractive, picturesque, quaint, sightly, sublime, splendid, becoming, polished, shapely, finished, flowerlike
simplified (part of speech: verb)
factored, purified, elucidated, clarified, reduced, stripped, simplified
fashionable (part of speech: adjective)
fancy, ritzy, slick, conventional, natty, vogue, snappy, coordinated, chichi, showy, up-to-date, dapper, fashionable, chic, dashing, swank, smart, tony, rakish, modal
simple (part of speech: adjective)
childlike, innocent, pure, bald, direct, unsophisticated, spare, bare, austere, plain, uncomplicated, candid, clear, artless, chaste, terse, simple, unadulterated, elementary, crystalline
Usage examples:
- By the depth of the wound which met their eyes, they recognized a prince among them, by the majesty of his unspoken irony, by the refined wretchedness of his garb. - "The Magic Skin", Honore de Balzac.
- Show in some practical form His sympathy and love for the common people as well as for the well- to- do, educated, refined people who make up the majority of the parish. - "In His Steps", Charles M. Sheldon.
- The more refined prefer dull black with a bright border. - "The Darling and Other Stories", Anton Chekhov.