Synonyms for nuance
ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-nu·ance

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1. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun

   a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

   "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

   Synonyms:
   cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, shadowiness, nicety, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tad

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1. List of paraphrases for "nuance":

   hue, shade, grade, undertone

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1. Alison Trenk:

   Validate the strong feelings first so you can talk through the nuance of intimate relationships.

2. Gail Saltz:

   You want to wait until a child has the developmental capacity to understand nuance and gray zone. The problem is that when the material is so out there, they are hearing about it anyway.

3. Han Tan:

   Global investors have had their emotions toyed with amidst the ever-shifting sands of the U.S.-China trade conflict, market nerves have been left raw, with the delicate sentiment prompting knee-jerk reactions to every nuance pertaining to the highly unpredictable U.S.-China trade impasse.

4. Erik Davis:

   It’s about three generations of family who come together in a cramped Chinatown apartment in New York City to celebrate Thanksgiving, the film is layered with nuance … deeply haunting and ultimately very moving.

5. Michael Moore:

   There's a lot of nuance, and these cases are very facts-specific.