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overrefined

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Synonyms & Antonyms of overrefined

1 as in precious

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overrefined

precious

decadent,
decayed,
degenerate,
effete,
overripe,
washed-up

decaying,
declining,
dying,
failing,
waning

debilitated,
enervate,
enervated,
enfeebled,
feeble,
frail,
languid,
sapped,
soft,
wasted,
weak,
weakened,
wimpy

dissolute,
immoral

debased,
debauched,
degraded,
demoralized,
depraved,
dissipated,
dissolute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for overrefined

undecadent

2 as in cute, cutesy

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overrefined

cute,
cutesy,
genteel,
goody-goody,
mincing,
simpering

exaggerated,
histrionic,
melodramatic,
overacted,
overdone,
theatrical
(also theatric)

conventional,
formal,
impersonal,
inflexible,
rigid,
stiff,
stylized,
wooden

double-dealing,
empty,
facile,
hollow,
hypocritical,
insincere,
left-handed,
mealy,
mealymouthed,
two-faced,
unctuous

artful,
calculated,
conscious,
cultivated,
deliberate,
premeditated,
studied

automatic,
canned,
concocted,
fabricated,
hokey,
labored,
manufactured,
pat,
unauthentic,
unreal,
unrealistic

affected,
artificial,
assumed,
bogus,
contrived,
factitious,
fake,
false,
feigned,
forced,
mechanical,
mock,
phony
(also phoney),
plastic,
pretended,
pseudo,
put-on,
sham,
simulated,
spurious,
strained,
unnatural

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for overrefined

artless,
genuine,
natural,
spontaneous,
unaffected,
uncontrived,
unfeigned,
unforced

authentic,
bona fide,
real,
realistic,
right,
true

honest,
ingenuous,
sincere,
unpretending

easy,
effortless,
smooth

extemporaneous,
impromptu,
impulsive,
instinctive,
unconscious,
unprompted,
unrehearsed,
unstudied

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“Overrefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrefined. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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