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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'delicate'

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1. (adj) delicate
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
Synonyms: fragile, finespun, touchy, frail, soft, ticklish
Antonyms: easy, unrefined, unbreakable, rugged, unskilled, toughened, knockabout, sturdy, insensitive, tough

2. (adj) delicate
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
Synonyms: fragile, finespun, touchy, frail, soft, ticklish
Antonyms: insensitive, knockabout, sturdy, unskilled, toughened, unrefined, tough, rugged, unbreakable, easy

3. (adj) delicate, fragile, frail
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Synonyms: delicate, slight, fallible, imperfect, tenuous, ticklish, soft, fragile, touchy, frail, thin, flimsy, weak, finespun
Antonyms: unbreakable, tough, insensitive, rugged, unskilled, knockabout, unrefined, sturdy, easy, toughened

4. (adj) delicate, soft
easily hurt
Synonyms: cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, easygoing, soft, delicate, diffused, frail, flabby, subdued, diffuse, sonant, flaccid, ticklish, gentle, finespun, touchy, fragile
Antonyms: tough, sturdy, unskilled, toughened, unbreakable, easy, knockabout, insensitive, unrefined, rugged

5. (adj) finespun, delicate
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Synonyms: delicate, ticklish, soft, fragile, touchy, frail, hairsplitting, finespun
Antonyms: unbreakable, tough, sturdy, unrefined, rugged, easy, unskilled, knockabout, toughened, insensitive

6. (adj) delicate, ticklish, touchy
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
Synonyms: delicate, feisty, ticklish, soft, fragile, touchy, frail, huffy, thin-skinned, finespun
Antonyms: easy, toughened, unbreakable, insensitive, knockabout, sturdy, unskilled, rugged, tough, unrefined

7. (adj) delicate
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
Synonyms: fragile, finespun, touchy, frail, soft, ticklish
Antonyms: unskilled, tough, toughened, rugged, knockabout, insensitive, unbreakable, unrefined, easy, sturdy

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'delicate'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. delicate
Fine (L. finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike syn
Synonyms: fine, beautiful, excellent, polished, small, clarified, exquisite, pure, smooth, clear, gauzy, refined, splendid, comminuted, handsome, sensitive, subtile, dainty, keen, sharp, subtle, delicate, minute, slender, tenuous, elegant, nice, slight, thin
Antonyms: big, clumsy, great, huge, large, stout, blunt, coarse, heavy, immense, rude, thick

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