SUB-TILE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

subtile

adjective

Definition of subtile

as in subtle

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Adjective

Clinicians found real value in cases involving subtle fractures in the knees, feet and other extremities, where conventional X-ray findings were inconclusive or missed the fracture altogether.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Then there are the subtle vanilla notes like those found in Orb Oils’s Lenny fragrance, matcha in Le Labo’s, or, say, Flamingo Estate’s Prinsesstårta roll-on captures notes of marzipan like a slice of Sant Ambroeus Princess cake.

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of subtle

Adjective

Supporters of the administration view this back and forth as a cunning ploy to buy time for the United States to position itself more advantageously for a confrontation.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cunning

Adjective

Of the millions of men and women who have made their mark here, few were as prolific and artful as Edgar Miller, even though most of you have never heard of him.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Within it there are offices, factories, warehouses, photography studios, design departments, ateliers, a logistics center, showrooms complete with artful storefronts—all designed to fulfill desires at lightning speed.

— Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of artful

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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.

— Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.

— Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021

Definition of trick

Adjective

But it was filled with quicksilver, roller-coaster displays of virtuosity and the sly humor Lutoslawski and fellow Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Panufnik brought to their Paganini variations in its original 1941 iteration.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The Professional is a sly inversion of — and indulgent celebration of — action cliches, made at a time when action movies were ubiquitous but often redundant, featuring a succession of distinctly European stars like Schwarzenegger and Van Damme.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sly

Adjective

But figuring out how to implement generative AI is a trickier task for the Times in particular, a news institution that is obsessed with accuracy and attention to detail.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026
There are steps everywhere, apart from the restaurant, and access on and off the boats can be a bit tricky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricky

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