Antonyms for exquisite
ɪkˈskwɪz ɪt, ˈɛk skwɪ zɪt; ˈɛk skwɪ zɪt; ɪkˈskwɪz ɪtex·quis·ite

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1. exquisiteadjective

   Synonyms:
   discriminating, beautiful, delicate

2. exquisiteadjective

   Fop, dandy.

   They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, discriminating, delicate

3. exquisiteadjective

   Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, delicate, discriminating

4. exquisiteadjective

   Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.

   Synonyms:
   delicate, beautiful, discriminating

5. exquisiteadjective

   Of special beauty or rare excellence.

   Synonyms:
   delicate, beautiful, discriminating

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1. exquisite

   The definition of beauty, "perfection of form," is a good key to the meaning of beautiful, if we understand "form" in its widest sense. There must also be harmony and unity, and in human beings spiritual loveliness, to constitute an object or a person really beautiful. Thus, we speak of a beautiful landscape, a beautiful poem. But beautiful implies also, in concrete objects, softness of outline and delicacy of mold; it is opposed to all that is hard and rugged, hence we say a beautiful woman, but not a beautiful man. Beautiful has the further limit of not transcending our powers of appreciation. Pretty expresses in a far less degree that which is pleasing to a refined taste in objects comparatively small, slight, and dainty; as, a pretty bonnet; a pretty girl. That is handsome which is not only superficially pleasing, but well and harmoniously proportioned, with usually the added idea that it is made so by art, breeding, or training; as, a handsome horse; a handsome house. Handsome is a term far inferior to beautiful; we may even say a handsome villain. Fair denotes what is bright, smooth, clear, and without blemish; as, a fair face. The word applies wholly to what is superficial; we can say "fair, yet false." In a specific sense, fair has the sense of blond, as opposed to dark or brunette. One who possesses vivacity, wit, good nature, or other pleasing qualities may be attractive without beauty. Comely denotes an aspect that is smooth, genial, and wholesome, with a certain fulness of contour and pleasing symmetry, tho falling short of the beautiful; as, a comely matron. That is picturesque which would make a striking picture.

   Antonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely, unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, fair, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

   Preposition:
   Beautiful to the eye; beautiful in appearance, in spirit; "beautiful for situation," Ps. xlviii, 2; beautiful of aspect, of its kind.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. exquisite

   Antonyms:
   common, coarse, ordinary

   Synonyms:
   choice, rare, refined, delicate, perfect, matchless, intense, consummate, delicious

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1. exquisite, keenadjective

   intense or sharp

   "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

   Antonyms:
   ugly, inelegant, rugged, mild

   Synonyms:
   incisive, slap-up, cracking, neat, sharp, lancinating, dainty, cutting, swell, knifelike, great, keen, nifty, not bad(p), discriminating, bang-up, smashing, groovy, acute, corking, penetrating, recherche, lancinate, piercing, bully, dandy, peachy, stabbing, penetrative

2. exquisite, rechercheadjective

   lavishly elegant and refined

   Antonyms:
   ugly, rugged, inelegant, mild

   Synonyms:
   dainty, keen, recherche

3. dainty, exquisiteadjective

   delicately beautiful

   "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"

   Antonyms:
   ugly, mild, inelegant, rugged

   Synonyms:
   dainty, overnice, keen, recherche, squeamish, twee, niminy-piminy, prim, nice, prissy, mincing

4. exquisiteadjective

   of extreme beauty

   "her exquisite face"

   Antonyms:
   mild, rugged, ugly, inelegant

   Synonyms:
   dainty, keen, recherche

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1. exquisiteadjective

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, rare, choice, discriminating, fastidious, keen, acute, poignant, matchless, consummate, incomparable

How to use exquisite in a sentence?

1. Fox News:

   In this case the failures to comply with Brady were exquisite, extraordinary, the judge exercised tremendous patience.

2. Audrey Hepburn:

   I believe, every day, you should have at least one exquisite moment.

3. Bob Goalby:

   There’s a part where he says, ‘ I was particularly thrilled by your exquisite second shot to the 15th, which was the finest I have seen played to that hole. ’ Jones was present when Gene Sarazen made Gene Sarazen double eagle there in 1935, so that’s some high praise.

4. Thomas Huxley:

   Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree of fineness; but, nevertheless, what you get out depends on what you put in; and as the grandest mill in the world will not extract wheat flour from peas cods, so pages of formulae will not get a definite result out of loose data.

5. David Assael:

   Spring is about to spring. Persephone is coming back and the ice is groaning, about to break with the exquisite and deafening roar. It's a time for madness a time for our fangs to come down and our eyes to glaze over so that the beast in us can sing with unmitigated joy. Oh yes, ecstasy, I welcome thee

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