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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'refinement' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Synonyms: purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

2. (noun) refinement, elaboration
the result of improving something
Synonyms: intricacy, purification, enlargement, refinement, shade, elaborateness, polish, involution, finish, culture, amplification, cultivation, nuance, nicety, working out, civilization, refining, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, expansion

3. (noun) refining, refinement, purification
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Synonyms: purgation, nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, civilization, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification

4. (noun) nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Synonyms: cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, nuance, shadowiness, nicety, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tad

5. (noun) refinement, civilization, civilisation
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
Synonyms: nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, civilization, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'refinement' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. refinement
Civilization applies to nations, denoting the sum of those civil, social, economic, and political attainments by which a community is removed from barbarism; a people may be civilized while still f
Synonyms: refinement, civilization, cultivation, culture, elegance, politeness
Antonyms: barbarism, brutality, coarseness, rudeness, savagery, boorishness, clownishness, grossness, rusticity, vulgarity


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