REFINE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

refine

verb

ri-ˈfīn

Definition of refine next

as in to improve

to make better worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match

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Recent Examples of refine The core of the trip was spending time with our artisans and reviewing and refining our tagine. —

Rebecca Cope, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026 The next phase of the project will include refining the preliminary designs and going through the extensive federal environmental review process, which will help in generating a more detailed breakdown of costs, according to Byford. —

Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Let the work breathe, then refine what rings true. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 New modules will be introduced over time, expanding its capabilities and allowing the platform to work with different types of inputs As Jeanologia’s needs and use cases evolve, the company will expand and refine that dataset and use it to train new versions of the system. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for refine

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But Intel still faces major challenges, particularly in its chip-manufacturing foundry business, which has struggled to add more clients and improve production quality, analysts said.

— Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
By shrinking the motor footprint, manufacturers can free up valuable chassis space, improve overall packaging efficiency, and potentially enhance vehicle performance and range through better system integration.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026