1. (adj)elusive, subtle difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze Synonyms: pernicious, baffling, problematic, knotty, tough, insidious, subtle, elusive, problematical Antonyms: tangible, unperceptive, harmless, palpable, unperceiving
2. (adj)subtle able to make fine distinctions Synonyms: insidious, elusive, pernicious Antonyms: tangible, harmless, palpable, unperceptive, unperceiving
3. (adj)insidious, pernicious, subtle working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way Synonyms: pestilent, elusive, subtle, baneful, pernicious, insidious, deadly Antonyms: unperceiving, tangible, unperceptive, harmless, palpable
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'subtle'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. subtle Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has co Synonyms: astute, acute, discerning, penetrating, sharp, clear-sighted, discriminating, penetrative, shrewd, crafty, keen, perspicacious, subtile, cunning, knowing, sagacious, subtle Antonyms: blind, idiotic, shallow, stolid, undiscerning, dull, imbecile, short-sighted, stupid, unintelligent
Synonyms for subtle 
