Synonyms of fine

fine 1 of 5

adjective

1

as in dusty

consisting of very small particles

the fine sand found on the island's beaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dusty
• smooth
• powdery
• filtered
• floury
• ultrafine
• pulverized
• refined
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• granular
• rough
• granulated
• grainy
• sandy
• unfiltered
• unrefined
• gritty
• rocky
• gravelly
• stony
• lumpy
• pebbly
• mealy
• stoney

2

as in subtle

made or done with extreme care and accuracy

the fine distinction between bravery and recklessness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtle
• nice
• delicate
• exact
• minute
• nuanced
• refined
• meticulous
• finespun
• trivial
• hairsplitting
• petty
• particular
• negligible
• exacting
• insignificant
• hairline
• inconsequential
• trifling
• frivolous
• inconsiderable
• demanding
• nitpicking
• quibbling
• finicky
• fastidious
• piddling
• picky
• fussy
• finicking
• finical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• rough
• clear
• obvious
• evident
• plain
• apparent
• inexact
• transparent
• manifest
• unmistakable
• broad
• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• palpable
• indefinite
• clear-cut
• careless
• perspicuous
• sloppy
• open-and-shut
• patent
• heedless
• slipshod
• slapdash
• incautious

3

as in thin

being of less than usual width

use a fine line for the outline of the facial features you intend to carve into the pumpkin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thin
• narrow
• slender
• skinny
• slim
• linear
• tight
• close
• spare
• needlelike
• elongated
• paper-thin
• slim-jim
• ultrathin
• condensed
• compressed
• tightened
• elongate
• squeezed
• attenuated
• contracted
• constricted
• hairline
• stringy
• wispy
• willowy
• lanky
• reedy
• rangy
• attenuate
• spindly
• twiggy
• bottleneck
• stalky
• lank
• shoestring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wide
• broad
• fat
• thick
• chunky
• stocky
• massive
• stumpy
• squat
• voluminous
• thickset
• bulky
• thickish
• widish

4

as in okay

being to one's liking

that arrangement is fine with me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• okay
• OK
• alright
• good
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• agreeable
• all right
• pleasing
• palatable
• nice
• hunky-dory
• copacetic
• copasetic
• delightful
• delicious
• welcome
• pleasant
• ducky
• copesetic
• adequate
• jake
• scrumptious
• delectable
• felicitous
• dreamy
• gratifying
• decent
• tolerable
• passable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsatisfactory
• disagreeable
• poor
• bad
• unacceptable
• inferior
• deficient
• wanting
• lousy
• substandard
• wretched
• mediocre
• second-class
• punk
• middling
• second-rate

5

as in pure

free from added matter

that silver is .9600 fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pure
• plain
• fresh
• neat
• tried
• refined
• straight
• unadulterated
• undiluted
• clean
• absolute
• unmixed
• filtered
• purified
• unalloyed
• concentrated
• rendered
• uncontaminated
• unpolluted
• untainted
• uncorrupted
• clarified
• strong
• full-bodied
• undefiled
• taintless
• uncombined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mixed
• contaminated
• spoiled
• adulterated
• diluted
• impure
• polluted
• corrupted
• debased
• tainted
• alloyed
• soiled
• compounded
• blended
• combined
• incorporated
• merged
• intermingled
• mingled
• joined
• intermixed
• unclarified
• amalgamated
• fused
• linked
• commingled
• sullied
• fouled
• besmirched
• united
• defiled
• befouled
• conjoined
• coalesced
• doctored
• cheapened
• watered-down

6

as in accurate

meeting the highest standard of accuracy

making the final fine adjustments on the car's GPS

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accurate
• precise
• mathematical
• rigorous
• close
• careful
• correct
• exact
• delicate
• refined
• pinpoint
• spot-on
• strict
• definite
• right
• true
• definitive
• hairline
• nice
• subtle
• meticulous
• fastidious
• finicky
• finical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• rough
• wrong
• round
• inaccurate
• approximate
• false
• loose
• incorrect
• imprecise
• inexact
• careless
• vague
• unclear
• doubtful
• questionable
• untrue
• indefinite
• dubious
• unreliable
• untrustworthy

7

as in adequate

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards

the wine steward declared that the complaint of corkiness was unjustified and that the wine was fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adequate
• decent
• okay
• good
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• OK
• respectable
• serviceable
• useful
• tolerable
• passable
• all right
• suitable
• fairish
• minimal
• worthy
• up to snuff
• agreeable
• ordinary
• average
• mediocre
• appropriate
• standard
• fair
• bearable
• fitting
• indifferent
• satisfying
• middling
• common
• correct
• proper
• endurable
• due
• right
• meet
• sufferable
• so-so
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mine
• gratifying
• run-of-the-mill
• second-rate
• seemly
• run-of-mine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inadequate
• insufficient
• unacceptable
• wrong
• unsatisfactory
• lacking
• deficient
• useless
• improper
• wanting
• objectionable
• bad
• disagreeable
• unsuitable
• unfit
• indecent
• unworthy
• defective
• imperfect
• cheap
• disreputable
• incomplete
• short
• faulty
• shoddy
• poor
• pitiful
• lamentable
• insufficient
• mean
• spare
• meager
• shabby
• special
• skimpy
• scanty
• great
• intolerable
• meagre
• stingy
• exceptional
• miserly
• unbearable
• maximum
• insufferable
• exquisite
• optimal
• extreme
• splendid
• dandy
• optimum
• wonderful
• fancy
• miserable
• first-class
• atrocious
• superb
• unendurable
• supreme
• superior
• vile
• terrific
• premium
• wretched
• neat
• marvelous
• unparalleled
• dissatisfying
• marvellous
• high-grade
• noble
• execrable
• divine
• classic
• prime
• grand
• top
• peerless
• stellar
• fabulous
• unmatched
• matchless
• sterling
• first-rate
• sensational
• heavenly
• superlative
• swell
• keen
• preeminent
• banner
• par excellence
• unsurpassed
• nifty
• niggardly
• capital
• boss
• A1
• supernal
• top-notch
• maximized
• groovy
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• bang-up
• jim-dandy

8

as in small

of a size that is less than average

read the fine print

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• diminutive
• little
• pocket
• tiny
• sparse
• smallish
• miniature
• undersize
• slight
• puny
• dinky
• dwarf
• undersized
• subnormal
• dwarfish
• pocket-size
• slender
• miniaturized
• toylike
• lacking
• half-pint
• spare
• pygmy
• pocket-sized
• poor
• mini
• Lilliputian
• microscopic
• microscopical
• stunted
• minuscule
• shrimpy
• bantam
• insufficient
• pint-sized
• pint-size
• micro
• inadequate
• little bitty
• toy
• inappreciable
• infinitesimal
• scarce
• skimpy
• meager
• meagre
• scrubby
• wee
• bitty
• scant
• pinpoint
• minim
• teeny
• scanty
• weeny
• teensy
• slim
• stingy
• deficient
• runtish
• wanting
• weensy
• teeny-weeny
• minute
• minikin
• teensy-weensy
• runty
• capsule
• skimp
• niggardly
• bite-sized
• bite-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• large
• great
• substantial
• considerable
• big
• handsome
• sizeable
• sizable
• grand
• goodly
• oversized
• tidy
• massive
• huge
• tremendous
• enormous
• oversize
• hefty
• outsized
• whopping
• husky
• vast
• voluminous
• bulky
• gross
• stupendous
• giant
• gigantic
• outsize
• appreciable
• prodigious
• immense
• heroic
• healthy
• monumental
• generous
• monolithic
• colossal
• abundant
• mountainous
• ample
• mammoth
• liberal
• staggering
• plentiful
• monstrous
• gargantuan
• copious
• largish
• humongous
• biggish
• galactic
• cavernous
• titanic
• bountiful
• herculean
• wide
• thick
• whacking
• jumbo
• broad
• Himalayan
• cyclopean
• overscaled
• boxcar
• king-size
• plenteous
• overscale
• king-sized
• adequate
• sufficient
• fat
• heroical
• enough
• hulking
• humungous
• infinite
• elephantine
• cosmic
• incalculable
• pharaonic
• Brobdingnagian
• leviathan
• immeasurable
• boundless
• Bunyanesque
• cosmical

9

as in excellent

of the very best kind

a fine performance of a classic ballet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• great
• lovely
• terrific
• superb
• beautiful
• awesome
• fantastic
• fabulous
• stellar
• marvellous
• marvelous
• prime
• hot
• neat
• quality
• dandy
• famous
• cool
• classic
• heavenly
• splendid
• good
• exceptional
• slick
• first-class
• brave
• superior
• first-rate
• sensational
• divine
• sterling
• grand
• top-notch
• top
• cracking
• superlative
• choice
• high-class
• noble
• swell
• immense
• peachy
• par excellence
• too much
• topping
• decent
• mean
• unsurpassed
• top-shelf
• nifty
• dynamite
• fab
• gone
• keen
• out of this world
• banner
• prize
• groovy
• crackerjack
• okay
• dope
• better
• number one
• blue-ribbon
• blue-chip
• A-OK
• radical
• righteous
• acceptable
• topflight
• boss
• first-string
• capital
• frontline
• bumper
• fantabulous
• primo
• out-of-sight
• adequate
• wizard
• A1
• satisfactory
• special
• No. 1
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• corking
• bang-up
• down
• bully
• supernal
• peachy keen
• gangbuster
• gilt-edge
• top-of-the-line
• OK
• jim-dandy
• bonny
• prizewinning
• brag
• tolerable
• hype
• boffo
• numero uno
• gilt-edged
• bonnie
• classical
• five-star
• traditional
• passable
• phat
• four-star
• all right
• fancy
• premium
• standard
• high-grade
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• lousy
• pathetic
• rotten
• atrocious
• vile
• bad
• wretched
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• low-grade
• execrable
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

10

as in elegant

having qualities that appeal to a refined taste

savored every morsel of the restaurant's fine cuisine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elegant
• exquisite
• rare
• select
• special
• excellent
• exceptional
• delicate
• choice
• outstanding
• exclusive
• wonderful
• dainty
• great
• premium
• better
• superb
• classic
• fancy
• fabulous
• recherché
• marvellous
• terrific
• splendid
• marvelous
• high-grade
• sterling
• first-class
• first-rate
• superior
• stellar
• elite
• noble
• sensational
• superlative
• prime
• par excellence
• top
• jewellike
• unsurpassed
• top-notch
• grand
• transcendent
• bijou
• tip-top
• supernal
• ultrarare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• gross
• rough
• commercial
• vulgar
• tasteless
• unpolished
• popular
• unrefined
• ordinary
• raffish
• kitschy
• common
• uncultured
• uncultivated
• average
• lowbrow
• lesser
• rough-hewn
• kitsch
• mediocre
• unacceptable
• unsatisfactory
• second-class
• deficient
• inferior
• second-rate
• substandard
• wanting
• low-grade
• mass-produced
• run-of-the-mill
• run-of-the-mine
• run-of-mine

11

as in sensitive

able to sense slight impressions or differences

hearing so fine that it can seemingly hear the tiniest twig snap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensitive
• quick
• keen
• acute
• sharp
• delicate
• good
• accurate
• perceptive
• subtle
• precise
• clear
• sensible
• piercing
• discerning
• receptive
• hypersensitive
• supersensitive
• oversensitive
• hyperacute
• hair-trigger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bad
• dull
• fading
• dulled
• dead
• insensitive
• numb
• deadened
• insensible
• dimmed
• inaccurate
• imprecise
• imperceptive

12

as in handsome

having or showing elegance

a fine old structure in the city's historic district

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handsome
• graceful
• elegant
• magnificent
• glorious
• proud
• superb
• luxurious
• majestic
• royal
• rich
• simple
• tasteful
• classy
• noble
• refined
• stylish
• gallant
• grand
• quiet
• regal
• aristocratic
• exquisite
• sophisticated
• courtly
• splendid
• lavish
• fashionable
• heroic
• monumental
• polished
• imposing
• stately
• ornate
• heroical
• classic
• sleek
• conservative
• restrained
• artful
• understated
• baronial
• genteel
• chic
• posh
• smart
• swanky
• august
• affected
• sharp
• patrician
• swank
• in
• pretentious
• a la mode
• grandiose
• modish
• ostentatious
• snappy
• à la mode
• swagger
• recherché

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• tasteless
• unfashionable
• inelegant
• unhandsome
• loud
• dowdy
• grotesque
• crude
• graceless
• unstylish
• flamboyant
• gaudy
• flashy
• tacky
• tawdry
• garish
• cheesy
• raffish
• glitzy
• splashy
• styleless
• vulgar
• rude
• unpolished
• uncouth
• unrefined
• trashy
• uncultured
• uncultivated
• rough-hewn
• ticky-tacky
• ticky-tack
• rough-edged

fine

2 of 5

noun

as in penalty

a sum of money to be paid as a punishment

a $50 fine for speeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penalty
• damages
• forfeiture
• forfeit
• mulct
• compensation
• award
• reparations
• assessment
• indemnity

fine

3 of 5

verb (1)

as in to impose

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impose
• charge
• levy
• put
• exact
• assess
• lay
• penalize
• tax
• dock
• excise
• skin
• force
• shake down
• milk
• mulct
• extort
• compel
• bleed
• coerce
• gouge
• inflict
• wreak
• squeeze
• fleece
• wring
• relay
• set
• reapply
• wrest
• reimpose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remit
• diminish
• forgive
• lessen
• ignore
• abate
• release
• excuse
• disregard
• pardon
• condone
• gloss (over)
• gloze (over)

fine

4 of 5

verb (2)

as in to filter

to remove usually visible impurities from

the use of egg shells to fine wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filter
• clarify
• clean
• refine
• extract
• wash
• clear
• process
• purify
• distil
• distill
• purge
• garble
• rectify
• cleanse
• decontaminate
• leach
• sift
• screen
• sieve
• elutriate
• disinfect
• sanitize
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• muddy
• dirty
• soil
• cloud
• contaminate
• pollute
• taint
• defile
• besmirch
• foul
• sully
• begrime

fine

5 of 5

adverb

as in good

in a satisfactory way

you did just fine on the stress test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• good
• okay
• alright
• nicely
• well
• OK
• decently
• correctly
• sufficiently
• adequately
• so-so
• respectably
• acceptably
• tolerably
• satisfactorily
• passably
• all right
• creditably
• happily
• serviceably
• middlingly
• appropriately
• rightly
• suitably
• efficiently
• seemly
• fittingly
• felicitously
• aptly
• effectively
• neatly
• gratifyingly
• satisfyingly
• decorously
• congruously
• meetly
• effectually
• tidily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• badly
• bad
• ill
• insufficiently
• inadequately
• intolerably
• unsatisfactorily
• unacceptably
• unbearably
• incorrectly
• terribly
• inappropriately
• deficiently
• awfully
• horribly
• miserably
• dreadfully
• disastrously
• indecently
• deplorably
• unsuitably
• horridly
• horrendously

Phrases Containing fine

• in fine fettle