subtile

adjective

Definition of subtilenext
as in subtle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtile
  1. subtle
  2. cunning
  3. wily
  4. artful
  5. crafty
  6. trick
  7. sly
  8. tricky
Adjective
  • Google | 🌱💡 The tech company continues to roll out subtle but smart sustainability features across many of its platforms.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The effect of these systems is subtle, as the driver should feel heroic, not overridden.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of subtle
Adjective
  • The narrative in the first season requires the estranged friends to work together to combat a cunning kidnapper.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Syrian smugglers now use a variety of cunning techniques to move their drugs to Jordan, including drones and carrier pigeons, which have been taught to fly with tiny bags of contraband affixed to their legs.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of cunning
Adjective
  • Sure, maybe some wily P.R. person mustered an entire corps of writers and editors into a conspiracy.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Democratic ticket is framing Trump as a chaotic leader easily taken advantage of by more wily foreign adversaries.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of wily
Adjective
  • The artful touches extend to the imaginative treatment of elements like the turquoise appliances in the chef’s show kitchen, on view from the open-plan dining room.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
  • On the ground floor, the artful Tribe Caribe features a bistro and the Black Box Gallery—a venue for performances and exhibitions.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of artful
Adjective
  • Kevin Kline steals the show as her nasty, crafty nemesis Comments Disclaimer, Apple TV+'s new limited series starring the mighty Cate Blanchett, also happens to be directed by Alfonso Cuarón, a filmmaker whose technically dazzling, morally impressive films include Gravity and Roma.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Listen to this article The petite seamstress with quick, crafty hands may have never ridden a wave – but Sato Hughes was an instrumental part of surfing history, popularizing California’s first boardshorts from a small room tucked inside of Katin Surf Shop.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of crafty
Adjective
  • My idea was not to get too trick-sy with it, to keep it at a fairly simple visual level.
    Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2014
  • As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
Definition of trick
Adjective
  • As always, the remaining contestants were tasked with singing various Cyrus hits, and the hints all featured sly connections between the masks and the Hannah Montana star.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • While the subject matter is stressful, Torres uses surrealist imagery and humor to infuse a sense of sly joy into this tale about traversing the harrowing hurdles of the immigration system.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of sly
Adjective
  • Thanksgiving conversations can be tricky, especially in an election year.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Parking non-Tesla vehicles can also be tricky, or at least an etiquette minefield.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of tricky
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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