refined
Free from impurities
Refined describes something that has been purified or improved by removing impurities or unwanted elements: refined sugar, refined petroleum.
The word extends to people and their qualities—someone refined has cultivated taste, polished manners, and social grace: Her refined sensibilities made her uncomfortable with crude humor.
A refined technique or argument has been carefully developed and improved through successive adjustments.
Tasteful, current flair
- classyStylishly elegant
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
- stylishFashionably elegant
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
sumptuous · luxurious · opulent · sophisticated · polished · graceful · poised · distinguished
Profoundly knowledgeable
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
enlightened · discerning · urbane · cultivated · learned · literate · artistic · aesthetic
Purified by vaporization
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- processedSubjected to operations
- clarifiedMade understandable
strained · sieved · extracted · concentrated · reduced · decocted · rectified · smelted
Rubbed to shine
- burnishedPolished by rubbing
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
gleaming · glossy · lacquered · varnished · satin · shiny · waxed · honed
Formed into grains
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- confectionersMakers of candy
- casterRolling furniture attachment
- whiteAbsence of pigment
processed · crystalline · sucrose · sweetener · bleached · centrifuged · beet · cane
Unpolished, raw state
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- octanePetroleum hydrocarbon measure
petrochemical · hydrocarbon · cracking · distillation · fractional · benzene · naphtha · paraffin
chic
Tasteful, current flair
exquisite · sumptuous · luxurious · opulent · sophisticated · polished · graceful · poised · distinguished · impeccable
erudite
Profoundly knowledgeable
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
worldly · enlightened · discerning · urbane · cultivated · learned · literate · artistic · aesthetic · philosophical
distilled
Purified by vaporization
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- processedSubjected to operations
clarified · strained · sieved · extracted · concentrated · reduced · decocted · rectified · smelted · rendered
buffed
Rubbed to shine
lustrous · gleaming · glossy · lacquered · varnished · satin · shiny · waxed · honed · finished
granulated
Formed into grains
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- confectionersMakers of candy
- casterRolling furniture attachment
white · processed · crystalline · sucrose · sweetener · bleached · centrifuged · beet · cane · turbinado
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
octane · petrochemical · hydrocarbon · cracking · distillation · fractional · benzene · naphtha · paraffin · fuel
- fashionfashion, clothing, apparel, attire, garment
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- elegantchic, stylish, tasteful, elegant, classy
- cultivatedpolished, sophisticated, elegant, cultured, civilized
- refinedpolite, proper, gracious, elegant, cultured
- oil refineryPetroleum processing facility
- refined sugarPurified crystalline sweetener
- oil refiningSeparating crude into fuels
- refined styleCultured, polished taste
- sugar refineryFacility purifying raw sweetener
- zone refiningPurification via traveling melt
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